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Erythrina standleyana is a slender, spiny tree up to about 6 m tall from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and western Cuba, one of many species called coral tree. It is grown for its long, slender red flowers in warm, frost-free climates.
Erythrina standleyana, one of many species that can be called coral tree, is a small tree occurring from Mexico to Guatemala, and in western Cuba. It belongs to the family Fabaceae.
Eating the leaves and flowers of Erythrina standleyana provokes drowsiness, or somnolence, while eating the seeds produces serious stomach disorders accompanied by vomiting.
In Mexico, Erythrina standleyana occurs in the southern and eastern states of Campeche, Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Yucatan. Also it occurs in Belize, northern Guatemala and western Cuba.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erythrina standleyana 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.
