Real coral tree
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The real coral tree ( Erythrina corallodendron ) is a type of plant from the genus of coral trees ( Erythrina ) in the subfamily of the butterflies (Faboideae). As a common German name , only the term coral tree is sometimes used.
description
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Vegetative characteristics
The real coral tree grows as a deciduous tree . The leaves are pinnate.
Generative characteristics
The flowers are zygomorphic .
Chromosome number
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 42.
distribution
The real coral tree is native to tropical Central America , but is also found in other tropical regions, such as Cochinchina , Tahiti and Mauritius .
Toxicity and Ingredients
The real coral tree is considered poisonous. There is an alkaloid in the bark , which is probably identical to that of Erythrina broteroi . The seeds of the real coral tree are strikingly red. They are said to have a hallucinogenic effect.
use
The real coral tree is planted as a shade tree in cocoa plantations . In Tahiti, the bark is used medicinally as an astringent . In Mauritius it is used as a sedative and hypnotic .
literature
- Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: The great pikeperch. Encyclopedia of Plant Names. Volume 2. Types and varieties. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7 , page 1400.
Individual evidence
- ^ Georg August Pritzel , Carl Jessen : The German folk names of plants. New contribution to the German linguistic treasure. Philipp Cohen, Hannover 1882, page 147. ( online ).
- ↑ Erythrina corallodendron at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
- ↑ Carl Hartwich: The New Medicinal Drugs from the Plant Kingdom , Springer 2014, ISBN 978-3662002674 , page 139.
- ↑ a b Christian Rätsch : Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Botany, Ethnopharmacology and Applications , AT Verlag 2007, ISBN 978-3038003526 , page 239.
