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Erythrina fusca
purple coraltree
As recorded: Erythrina fusca Lour.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Bloembergen, S.
- Collector number
- 4534
- Date
- August 12, 1939
- Locality
- Soela Sanana, Molukken (Soela Eil.), 't n.o.van Fowata.
- Region
- Indonesia
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Identified by
- Krukoff, B.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Erythrina fusca observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1939. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 349 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Bourail, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Avenue du Débarcadère, Macouria, GF
(c) Olivier Tostain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Bourail, NC-SU, NC
(c) Thane Pratt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
La Foa, NC-SU, NC
(c) Thane Pratt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Pouébo, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
New Caledonia, NC
(c) Isabelle JOLLIT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Erythrina fusca. BISH 145539. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956607245. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/145539.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956607245 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026