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Erythrina falcata
Erythrina falcata is a fast-growing timber and ornamental tree from tropical South America, known for its red flower spikes that attract birds. It needs full sun, warmth and room to grow, and is generally grown outdoors in frost-free climates.
Erythrina falcata, commonly known as the Brazilian coral tree, is a timber tree in the family Fabaceae native to tropical South America. It can be found in Argentina, Bolivia the Atlantic Forest vegetation in Brazil, Paraguay and Peru. This plant is also used as a medicinal plant and ornamental plant which is attractive to birds.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erythrina falcata 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.
