#1228 most planted
Erythrina coralloides
Flame coral tree · also Naked coral tree, Coral tree
Deciduous
84
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
1
city
9.0 in
median trunk (23 cm, 81 measured)
35 yr
median age (100% have a planting date)
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The Flame Coral Tree is known for its vibrant red flowers, unique greenish-yellow bark, and thorny, interesting branching habit. It adds ecological value by attracting birds and insects for pollination. Native to eastern Mexico, its seeds are poisonous.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 840.02%35 yr9.0 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 9.0 in, mean 11 in, 90th percentile 18 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Central American dry forests
- Southern Pacific dry forests
Other Erythrina in the catalogue
8 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
