coral-bean vs Indian Coral Tree

Erythrina herbacea compared with Erythrina variegata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	coral-bean	Indian Coral Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Erythrina	Erythrina
Species	Erythrina herbacea	Erythrina variegata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

coral-bean

LC — Least Concern

Indian Coral Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	coral-bean	Indian 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.

Indian Coral Tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Equatorial Guinea), Asia (Japan, Maldives, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil