Erythrina humeana Spreng.

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Erythrina humeana

Picture: Meg Coates Palgrave
Levasflor, Condué, Cheringoma, Sofala, Mozambique

Erythrina humeana

Picture: Meg Coates Palgrave
Levasflor, Condué, Cheringoma, Sofala, Mozambique

Erythrina humeana

Picture: Theo van der Merwe
Farm Bokplaas, Inhassoro, on the Temane gasfield

Erythrina humeana

Picture: Theo van der Merwe
Farm Bokplaas, Inhassoro, on the Temane gasfield

Erythrina humeana

Picture: Theo van der Merwe
Farm Bokplaas, Inhassoro, on the Temane gasfield

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Synonyms: Erythrina hastifolia G. Bertol.
Erythrina humei E. Mey.
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Status: Native
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Derivation of specific name: humeana: named after Sir Abraham Hume (1749 - 1838), cultivator of exotic plants.
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Flowering time:Sep - Feb
Worldwide distribution: Mozambique, Eswatini and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, South Africa.
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Literature:

Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 87. (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 304. (Includes a picture).

Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 7 - 9. (Includes a picture).

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Erythrina humeana
African Plant Database: Erythrina humeana
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JSTOR Plant Science: Erythrina humeana
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Erythrina humeana
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Tropicos: Erythrina humeana
Wikipedia: Erythrina humeana


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Erythrina humeana.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=177600, retrieved 1 November 2024

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