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Erythrina americana
American Coral Tree
As recorded: Erythrina americana Mill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.
- Collector number
- 2455
- Date
- May 23, 1986
- Locality
- Foster Botanic Garden. Assession No. 71.908
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 23, 1986, Lau, J. also collected 18 other specimens.
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Alpinia calcarata
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Brachypterum microphyllum
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Catha edulis
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Donax canniformis
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Erythrina abyssinica
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Erythrina abyssinica
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Gliricidia sepium
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Heliconia vaginalis
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Ixora pavetta
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Lysiphyllum cunninghamii
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Myrtus communis
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Pandanus polycephalus
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Pandanus polycephalus
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Polyalthia longifolia
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Salvia rosmarinus
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Saraca indica
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Saraca indica
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Erythrina americana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-30.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Erythrina americana. BISH 503595. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956496304. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/503595.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956496304 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026