Erythrina poeppigiana

Erythrina poeppigiana, called the mountain immortelle, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Erythrina, native to northern and western South America, and introduced to various places in Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, India and tropical Asia.^[2][3] Its striking display of orange flowers has led to its use as an ornamental street tree. It is the emblematic state tree of Mérida, Venezuela. Widely cultivated, it is a nitrogen fixer and a source of fodder.^[4]

Clade:Embryophytes

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

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Erythrina poeppigiana
Flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Erythrina
Species:	E. poeppigiana
Binomial name
Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) O.F.Cook[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Erythrina amasisa Spruce Erythrina micropteryx Poepp. ex Urb. Erythrina pisamo Posada-Ar. Erythrina poeppigiana f. redmondii Steyerm. & Lasser Micropteryx poeppigiana Walp.

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