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Erythrina latissima
Also called Cork Tree, Lucky Bean Tree, Broad Leaved Erythrina, Broad Leaved Luckybean, Broadleaf Coral Tree
Erythrina latissima is a deciduous tree from southern Africa, usually 5 to 8 m tall, grown in gardens and parks for its scarlet winter-to-early-summer flowers. It is a sun-loving tree that needs a frost-free climate and copes with dry spells once established.
Erythrina latissima is a species of flowering plant in the family Annonaceae. It is sometimes referred to by the common names Lucky Bean Tree, Broad-Leaved Coral Tree, or Cork Tree. It is a deciduous tree from southern Africa growing 5 to 8 m tall. It is a member of the Fabaceae and occurs naturally in the Afrotemperate mist-belt of South Africa and Eswatini to the uplands of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and adjacent Botswana. It is often cultivated as a tree for gardens and parks. In Zimbabwe its range overlaps with the similar Erythrina abyssinica.
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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.
