Erythrina flabelliformis Kearney
Western coral bean, coralbean
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5/24/2009 · Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona 
5/24/2009 · Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona · ≈ 7 × 8″ (18 × 19 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Fabales | Legumes (pea and bean families) |
| Family | Fabaceae | Legume family (peas and beans) |
| Genus | Erythrina | From the Greek ερυθρóς (erythros), “red,” referring to the flower color of certain species |
| Species | flabelliformis | Shaped like a small fan |
Erythrina flabelliformis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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