ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Erythrina crista-galli

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

View the source record

01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

Follow a genus or family to explore its other accepted species.

Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Erythrina
Species: Erythrina crista-galli
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1767

02 / CONNECT THE NAMES

Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Erythrina crista-galli. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

17 synonyms in this snapshot

Corallodendron crista-galliName author: (L.) Kuntze
Erythrina compactaName author: W.Bull
Erythrina crista-galli var. corallinaName author: N.F.Mattos
Erythrina crista-galli var. crista-galliName author: Not supplied
Erythrina crista-galli var. hasskarliiName author: Backer
Erythrina crista-galli var. laurifoliaName author: (Jacq.) Tod.
Erythrina crista-galli var. leucochloraName author: Lombardo
Erythrina crista-galli var. longifloraName author: M.A.Zapater & E.C.Lozano
Erythrina crista-galli var. speciosaName author: Tod.
Erythrina fasciculataName author: Benth.
Erythrina graefferiName author: Tineo
Erythrina laurifoliaName author: Jacq.
Erythrina pulcherrimaName author: Tod.
Erythrina speciosaName author: Tod.
Micropteryx cristagalliName author: (L.) Walp.
Micropteryx fasciculataName author: (Benth.) Walp.
Micropteryx laurifoliaName author: (Jacq.) Walp.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

Read the directory’s scope