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family Fabaceae sensu lato, subfamily
Papilionoideae
Erythrina standleyana Krukoff (syn: Erythrina americana
(Dryand.) Mill.)
Slender
tree often growing entangled in other vegetation; stems spiny;
leaves alternate, trifoliolate, very bean-like; inflorescence
a terminal panicle of short-pedicelled flowers; corolla red, elongate;
legume fruit a lumpy pod; seeds bright red, poisonous. (Image
at left photographed at Maya Palace Resort, Quintana Roo.)
Additional images:
Listed, as Erythrina americana, as an important source
of pollen and/or nectar for bees (Souza
Novello 1981).
Slender
tree often growing entangled in other vegetation; stems spiny;
leaves alternate, trifoliolate, very bean-like; inflorescence
a terminal panicle of short-pedicelled flowers; corolla red, elongate;
legume fruit a lumpy pod; seeds bright red, poisonous. (Image
at left photographed at Maya Palace Resort, Quintana Roo.)
