Erythrina crista-galli

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Erythrina crista-galli is a South American flowering tree known for its striking red blossoms and is widely recognized as the national flower of Argentina and Uruguay.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Erythrina crista-galli canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf flowering plant ⓘ
plant species ⓘ
tree ⓘ
authority Linnaeus ⓘ
linked to: Carl Linnaeus
belongsTo legume family ⓘ
binomialName Erythrina crista-galli ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots ⓘ
Rosids ⓘ
climatePreference frost-sensitive ⓘ
commonName ceibo ⓘ
cockspur coral tree ⓘ
seibo ⓘ
cultivatedIn subtropical regions ⓘ
warm-temperate regions ⓘ
culturalSignificance national emblem in the Río de la Plata region ⓘ
family Fabaceae ⓘ
flowerColor red ⓘ
floweringSeason spring ⓘ
summer ⓘ
flowerShape papilionaceous ⓘ
flowerType showy racemes ⓘ
genus Erythrina ⓘ
growthForm deciduous tree ⓘ
habitat riverbanks ⓘ
subtropical regions ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasThorns true ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafPersistence deciduous ⓘ
leafType compound leaves ⓘ
nationalSymbolOf Argentina ⓘ
Uruguay ⓘ
nativeTo Argentina ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Paraguay ⓘ
South America ⓘ
Uruguay ⓘ
order Fabales ⓘ
pollinatedBy birds ⓘ
insects ⓘ
seedType legume pods ⓘ
symbolType national flower ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
toxicity seeds and bark contain toxic alkaloids ⓘ
typicalHeight 5–10 meters ⓘ
usedAs ornamental plant ⓘ
woodUse lightweight wood ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flora of Argentina → hasRepresentativeSpecies → Erythrina crista-galli ⓘ
Erythrina crista-galli → binomialName → Erythrina crista-galli ⓘ