coral-bean vs Coral tree

Erythrina herbacea compared with Erythrina poeppigiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	coral-bean	Coral tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Erythrina	Erythrina
Species	Erythrina herbacea	Erythrina poeppigiana

Evolutionary Relationship

coral-bean and Coral tree share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Erythrina.

Conservation Status

coral-bean

LC — Least Concern

Coral tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	coral-bean	Coral tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

coral-bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

Coral tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe), North America (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil