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Erythrina burttii is a tree in the pea and bean family, native to the seasonally dry tropics of Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania, and grown as a garden or shade tree in similar climates. Like other coral trees, it is best given full sun and warm, free-draining conditions.
Erythrina burttii is a flowering plant species in the genus of Erythrina found in Kenya and Ethiopia.
E. burttii contains flavonoids with antimicrobial properties. 7-O-Methylluteone, a prenylated isoflavone, can be found in the bark. The isoflav-3-enes burttinol-A and burttinol-C, and the 2-arylbenzofuran derivative burttinol-D, also found in the root bark, show an antiplasmodial activity.
Erythrina · Thorny Coraltree · American Coral Tree · Erythrina ankaranensis · Erythrina atitlanensis · Machete · Erythrina burana · Erythrina chiapasana · Coral erythrina · Flame coral tree · Cockspur Coral Tree · Basul
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erythrina burttii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
