Erythrina eggersii
"Cock's spur" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Erythrina crista-galli, cockspur coral tree or Echinochloa crus-galli, cockspur grass.
"Espuelo de gallo" redirects here. It is not to be confused with espuela de gallo, a common name for several other plants.
Erythrina eggersii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Erythrina |
Species: | E. eggersii |
Binomial name | |
Erythrina eggersii Krukoff & Moldenke | |
Erythrina eggersii is a vine or tree in the Fabaceae family which is commonly known as cock's-spur, espuelo de gallo, or pinon espinoso. It is native to Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands (Jost Van Dyke) and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where it is threatened by the act of habitat loss.
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Erythrina eggersii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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