Erythrina acanthocarpa
Erythrina acanthocarpa (common name - Tambuki thorn)[2] is a species of Erythrina in the family Fabaceae, and was first described in 1835 by Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer.[1][3] It is found in South Africa, where it is native to the Cape and Northern Provinces, but introduced in Free State.[1] It is a succulent, nitrogen-fixing shrub.[4]
| Erythrina acanthocarpa | |
|---|---|
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| Queenstown Area, Cape Province | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Erythrina |
| Species: | E. acanthocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythrina acanthocarpa | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Corallodendron acanthocarpum (E.Mey.) Kuntze | |
Etymology
The species epithet, acanthocarpos, derives from two Greek words, akanthos (spine, thorn) and karpos (fruit) and thus describes the plant as having spiny fruits.[5]
Conservation status
Under the South African Red Listing of taxa under threat, it is listed as being of "least concern."[2]
References
- "Erythrina acanthocarpa E.Mey. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- Meyer, E.H.F. (1835). Commentariorum de plantis Africae Australioris :quas per octo annos collegit observationibusque manuscriptis. Illustravit Joannes Franciscus Drege. Leipzig. p. 151.
- "Erythrina acanthocarpa E. Mey. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "acanthocarpus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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