Erythrina edulis

Erythrina edulis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Phaseoleae
Subtribe: Unassigned genera
Genus: Erythrina
Subgenus: E. subg. Erythrina
Sectio: E. sect. Edules
Species: Erythrina edulis

Name

Erythrina edulis Triana ex Micheli, J. Bot. (Morot) 6(8): 145. 1892.

• Typus: Colombia: "Nouvelle-Grenade", "Dans la region temperée", alt. 1400 m; 1851–1857; Triana s.n. (lectotype, vide Krukoff (1939), p. 249: K-000502763). – Colombia, Tolima: "Prov. de Mariquita", "Quindio, El Moral" [W Ibagué], alt. 1300 m; 1851–1857; Triana s.n. (possible isolectotypes: MPU-023230, P-00708427).

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Erythrina esculenta Sprague, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5(12): 1167(–1169). 1905.
    • Typus: Ecuador, Tungurahua: "Baños, in sylvis montium"; Aug 1857 (1861); Spruce 5005 (syntypes: BM-000778351, F-0059279F, G-00365291, GH-00066287, K-000200899, K-000200900, NY-00007992, P-00708426, TCD-0004418, W).
  • Erythrina edulis Posada-Ar., Estudios Cientificos: 118, fig. s.n. 1909, nom. illeg. hom.
    • Typus: Illustration in Posada-Arango (1909), p. 119 (original material)
  • Erythrina lorenoi J.F.Macbr., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8(2): 104. 1930. (as Erythrina Lorenoi)
    • Typus: Peru, Cusco: Valle de San Miguel, Cedrobamba, alt. 2260 m; 20 Jul 1928; F.L.Herrera 2021 (holotype: F-0043469F).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America ?Panama. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Macbride, J.F. 1930. Leguminosae, especially of the genera Parosela and Psoralea. In Spermatophytes, mostly Peruvian — II. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 8: 84–105. BHL Reference page. 
• Micheli, M. 1892. Les Légumineuses de l'Ecuador et de la Nouvelle-Grenade, de la collection de M. Ed. André. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 6: 117–124, 141–147, 187–193, 197–206. BHL BHL BHL BHL Reference page. 
• Posada-Arango, A. 1909. Estudios científicos del doctor Andrés Posada; con algunos otros escritos suyos sobre diversos temas y con ilustraciones ó grabados. 432 pp. C. A. Molina, Medellin. Reference page. 
• Sprague, T.A. 1905. Plantarum novarum vel minus cognitarum diagnoses. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier, série 2, 5: 700–704, 1164–1170. BHL BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Avendaño, N. & Castillo, A. 2014. El género Erythrina (Leguminosae-Faboideae) en Venezuela. Acta Botanica Venezuelica 37: 123–164. PDF Reference page. 
• Bernal M., H.Y., Jiménez B., L.C. 2008. Flora de la Real Expedición Botánica del Nuevo Reyno de Granada (1783–1816) promovida y dirigida por José Celestino Mutis. Tomo XX (1): Fabáceas – Faboideae. XIII+105 pp., 61 tt. Ediciones Cultura Hispánica, Madrid. ISBN 978-84-8347-070-1. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Dwyer, J.D. & D’Arcy, W.G. 1980. 23. Erythrina. In Dwyer, J.D. & Collaborators, Family 83. Leguminosae, subfamily Papilionoideae (conclusion). In Woodson, R.E., Jr., Schery, R.W. & Collaborators, Flora of Panama, Part V, Fascicle 5. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 67: 686–697. BHL Reference page. 
• Granados-Tochoy, J.C., Ruíz, L.K. & Forero, E. 2005. Sinopsis de las especies colombianas del género Erythrina (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae: Phaseoleae). Pp. 359–394 in Forero, E. & Romero C. (eds.), Estudios en Leguminosas Colombianas. Academia Colombiana de Ciencias exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Colección Jorge Álvarez Lleras Nº 25, Bogotá. PDF Reference page. 
• Macbride, J.F. 1943. Leguminosae. In Flora of Peru. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(3/1): 3–507. BHL Reference page. 
• Krukoff, B.A. 1939. The American species of Erythrina. Brittonia 3(2): 205–337. DOI: 10.2307/2804812 JSTOR JSTOR JSTOR JSTOR JSTOR JSTOR JSTOR JSTOR JSTOR JSTOR JSTOR JSTOR Reference page. 
• Krukoff, B.A. 1979. Notes on the species of Erythrina. XII. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 66: 422–445. DOI: 10.2307/2398836 BHL JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Erythrina edulis. Published online. Accessed: 14 November 2018.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Erythrina edulis.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Erythrina edulis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2018-11-14.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Erythrina edulis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 November 14. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2018. Erythrina edulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 November 2018.
• Erythrina edulis in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 14 November 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of the Department of Antioquia (Colombia): Erythrina edulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 November 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: Erythrina edulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 November 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Peru Checklist: Erythrina edulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 November 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Bolivia Catalogue: Erythrina edulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 November 2018.

Note:

By some authors, Erythrina megistophylla is included in Erythrina edulis. It was accepted as a seperate species by Krukoff (1979).

Vernacular names

español: Balú o Chachafruto

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