| Erythrina senegalensis A.DC. |
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| Family : FABACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Erythrina |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Erythrina latifolia Schumach. |
| =Erythrina guineensis G.Don |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Usually a tree 3-4,5 m but sometimes to 12-15 m; trunk with corky dark grey bark armed with stout prickles slightly recurved from a woody base; flowering usually when leafless; branches tortuous; flowers large, red, conspicuous. |
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| Ecology : |
Burned savanna; marigot edges; plateau with fine gravel; degraded regrowths; sandy colluvium; coastal savanna in Ghana; near sea-level to 1200 m alt. |
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Commonly planted as a hedge. |
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Fgui |
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| Record n°63855 |
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