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Erythrophysa transvaalensis

General Info – summary This deciduous Tree is up to 5m high & trunk up to 20cm wide.  It may be a multi-stemmed shrub.  The imparipinnate Leaves have leaflets attached to a green winged rachis.  Leaflets are clearly separated along the midrib and may have lobe-like extensions.  Red/green bisexual Flowers are in panicles.  8 red stamens surround […]

Erythrina zeyheri

General Info – summary This Plant is suffrutescent and has most of its stem underground.  The trunk is up to 60cm wide.  The enormous, trifoliate Leaves have recurved spines on all veins on both leaf sides.  The long petiolule is spiny.  The impressive red Flowers are zygomorphic, bisexual and in racemes.  The calyx becomes red and the […]

Erythrina lysistemon

General Info – summary This deciduous Tree with its grey-brown bark and low down, thorny branches is up to 12m high.  The hairless, trifoliate Leaves have leaflets with acuminate leaflets.  The spectacular zygomorphic, bisexual and usually scarlet Flowers are in racemes.  The vexillum completely covers the other petals, stamens and the single pistil.  Fruit is a […]

Erythrina humeana

General Info – summary This deciduous, dwarf corral Tree is up to 4m high but is usually a multi-stemmed shrub with smoothish bark and tuberous roots.  The trifoliate, olive green Leaves have prickles, are up to 30cm long and leaflets are 3-veined from the base.  Late flowering, bisexual scarlet Flowers are zygomorphic, & develop with […]

Erythrina caffra

General Info – summary This deciduous Tree has pale bark and is up to 20m high.  Branchlets have prickles.  Leaves are trifoliate and leaflets are entire & have a pair of glands at the base.  Impressive 5-merous, reddish, zygomorphic Flowers, are bisexual, and in racemes.  Visible stamens: 10 (with 1 free), dehisce longitudinally.  The stalked, […]