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, 2^nd 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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