Erythrina acanthocarpa explained

Erythrina acanthocarpa (common name - Tambuki thorn) is a species of Erythrina in the family Fabaceae, and was first described in 1835 by Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer.[1] It is found in South Africa, where it is native to the Cape and Northern Provinces, but introduced in Free State.[2] It is a succulent, nitrogen-fixing shrub.[3]

Etymology

The species epithet, acanthocarpos, derives from two Greek words, akanthos (spine, thorn) and karpos (fruit) and thus describes the plant as having spiny fruits.[4]

Conservation status

Under the South African Red Listing of taxa under threat, it is listed as being of "least concern."[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 1835. Meyer, E.H.F.. Commentariorum de plantis Africae Australioris :quas per octo annos collegit observationibusque manuscriptis. Illustravit Joannes Franciscus Drege. 151. Leipzig.
  2. Web site: Erythrina acanthocarpa E.Mey. Plants of the World Online Kew Science. 2020-10-05. Plants of the World Online. en.
  3. Web site: Erythrina acanthocarpa E. Mey. - Encyclopedia of Life. 2020-10-05. eol.org.
  4. Web site: acanthocarpus,-a,-um. 2020-10-05. www.plantillustrations.org.
  5. Web site: Threatened Species Programme SANBI Red List of South African Plants. 2020-10-05. redlist.sanbi.org.

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