Erythrina vespertilio Benth.
Frost-tender, bushy, slender tree with 2-lobed leaves and very variable flowers, from orange to scarlet, in racemes to 30cm long, in spring. To 13m. [RHSD, FNSW, Blombery].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Described and figured in Banks and Solander – Illustrations of the Botany of Captain Cook’s Voyage Round the World in H.M.S. Endeavour. p.23 and pl.71.
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [T.431/1850]. Grown from seed collected by Ludwig Liechhardt. Macarthur sent a live plant to Loddiges’ nursery on 1st February 1849 with the note that it was from Leichhardt’s collection. [MP A2933-1, p.185].
Notes
Published Dec 20, 2009 - 04:36 PM | Last updated Jul 21, 2010 - 11:55 AM
Erythrina vespertilio Benth. | Banks and Solander – Illustrations of the Botany of Captain Cook’s Voyage Round the World in H.M.S. Endeavour. pl.71 | BHL
| Family | Fabaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Tropical and sub-tropical northern Australia |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | Bat?s wing coral tree |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Erythrina vespertilio |
| Confidence level | high |