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Erythrina zeyheri

E. zeheri growing in Free State NBG
Common names: harrow-breaker, plough-breaker (Eng.); ploegbreker (Afr.); khungoana, motumo (Southern Sotho?); umnsinsana (Zulu)
Family: Fabaceae

... Garden With additions by Yvonne Reynolds March 2004 Erythrina zeyheri is a strange plant — most of it is ... The prickles on the leaves probably deter grazing animals. Erythrina Erythrina zeyheri is a wonderful plant for a small garden or ...

08 / 03 / 2004 | K Behr | Pretoria NBG
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Erythrina lysistemon

Erythrina lysistemon in spring
Common names: common coral tree, lucky bean tree (E), gewone koraalboom, kanniedood (A), umsintsi (X), muvhale (V), mophete (Tsw), mokhungwane (Sotho), umsinsi (Z)
Family: Fabaceae

... to the tree to release bright red 'lucky bean' seeds. Erythrina lysistemon  occurs in a wide range of altitudes ... and coastal dune bush and also in high rainfall areas. Erythrina Erythrina lysistemon is a fast-growing, undemanding tree. It ...

02 / 09 / 2002 | Giles Mbambezeli | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erythrina latissima

Erythrina latissima
Common names: broad-leaved coral tree (Eng.); breëblaarkoraalboom, grootblaar (Afr.); umnqwane, umsintsi (Xhosa); umqwabagqwaba, umqongqazi (Zulu); mokhupye (North
Family: Fabaceae

... KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden December 2006 Erythrina latissima is an attractive, small to medium-sized ... corky bark. Unlike the other South African species of Erythrina , the large leaves of E. latissima are soft and ... hollowed out to provide nests for barbets and woodpeckers. Erythrina In large gardens, a single plant or group of ...

01 / 01 / 2007 | B Tarr | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Erythrina humeana

Erythrina humeana
Common names: dwarf coral tree (E), kleinkoraalboom (A), umsinsana, ikati (Z), umsintsane, umsintsi, utambuki (X), umdvumbula (S), mokhupye (NS)
Family: Fabaceae

... Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden January 2001 Erythrina humeana  produces an impressive display of scarlet ... of your favourite sofa. Similar to the ploughbreaker ( Erythrina zeyheri ) and the tamboekie doring ( Erythrina acanthocarpa ), the dwarf coral tree can tolerate ...

15 / 01 / 2001 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Erythrina caffra

Erythrina caffra (Alice Notten)
Common names: coast coral tree (Eng.); kuskoraalboom (Afr.); umsinsi (Zulu); umsintsi (Xhosa)
Family: Fabaceae

Kirstenbosch NBG Werner Voigt Kirstenbosch NBG October 2006 Erythrina caffra is a medium- to large-sized deciduous tree, ... weather and become older, they turn a rich red-brown. Erythrina caffra is a subtropical tree that occurs in the ... flying insects pollinate coast coral trees. The flowers of Erythrina caffra do not produce any fragrance, so it is only ...

16 / 10 / 2006 | Werner Voigt | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erythrina acanthocarpa

Erythrina acanthocarpa
Common names: Tambookie Thorn, Tambuki Thorn (Eng.), Tamboekiedoring, Tamboekiewortel, Wag-'n-Bietjiedoring (Afr.)
Family: Fabaceae

... are brown and larger than those of other South African Erythrina species. This attractive shrub occurs naturally in ... is flowering, but sadly the plant is no longer as common. Erythrina This is a very attractive shrub when in flower and ... very attractive shrub with striking red and green flowers. Erythrina acanthocarpa E.Mey. Erythrina acanthocarpa ...

03 / 09 / 2001 | Sharon Turner | Walter Sisulu NBG
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