''Erythrina falcata'', commonly known as the Brazilian coral tree, is a timber tree native to Atlantic Forest

vegetation Vegetation is an assemblage of plant species and the ground cover they provide. It is a general term, without specific reference to particular taxa, life forms, structure, spatial extent, or any other specific botanical or geographic characte ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

and

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. This plant is also used as a

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and

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which is attractive to birds.

References

* Richter, H.G., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2000 onwards
Commercial timbers: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval.
In English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish.

External links

International Legume Database & Information Service: ''Erythrina falcata''

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Trees of Brazil Trees of Argentina Trees of Uruguay Trees of Paraguay Flora of the Atlantic Forest Garden plants of South America Ornamental trees Taxa named by George Bentham {{Phaseoleae-stub

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