MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Erythrina names



Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :



Erythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC.

SYNONYM(S) : Erythrina tomentosa R. Br. ex A. Rich. 

AFRIKAANS :  Kaffir boom.

ENGLISH :  Lucky-bean tree, Red-hot-poker tree.

FRENCH :  Érythrine à feuilles tomenteuses (as E. tomentosa), Érythrine d'Abyssinie.

RUSSIAN :  Эритрина Абиссинская  Eritrina Abissinskaia.

SPANISH :  Piñón (Cuba).

UNIDENTIFIED :  Munhimbiti, Mutete, Mutiti, Mutsiti, Umgqogqogqo.


Erythrina americana Mill.

SYNONYM(S) :  Corallodendron americanum (Mill.) Kuntze, Erythrina carnea Aiton

ENGLISH :  American coral tree.

FRENCH :  Érythrine à graines rouges, Érythrine d'Amérique.

JAPANESE :  ア メリカデイゴ Amerikadeigo.

NAHUATL :  Equimitl (leaves or fruits), Equimixōchitl (flowers), Tzompāmitl (tree). All names from Mexico.

SPANISH :  Colorin (Mexico), Piñón de pito (Cuba).
Erythrina arborescens Roxb.

SYNONYM(S) :  Corallodendron arborescens (Roxb.) Kuntze

CHINESE :  刺木通 Ci mu tong,  鹦哥花   Ying ge hua.

HINDI :  Dhauldhak, Mandero, Mandir.
Erythrina berteroana Urb.

ENGLISH :  Tzite tree (Guatemala).

MAYAN :  Tzite.

NAHUATL :  Tzompantli.

SPANISH :  Palo de pito (Guatemala).

Erythrina caffra Thunb.

SYNONYM(S) : Erythrina viarum Tod..

ENGLISH :  Cape kaffirboom, Coastal coral tree (Southeastern Africa), Lucky-bean tree.

FRENCH :  Érythrine d'Afrique du sud.


Erythrina corallodendron L.

FRENCH :  Arbre corail de la Jamaique, Érythrine de la Jamaique.

PORTUGUESE :  Árvore-coral (Brazil), Árvore-de-coral, Eritrina-coral (Brazil).

SPANISH :  Palo de pito.


Erythrina crista-galli L.

SYNONYM(S) : Corallodendron crista-galli (L.) Kuntze, Erythrina laurifolia Jacq., Erythrina pulcherrima Tod.

BULGARIAN :  Еритрина, Коралов храст  Koralov khrast.

CHINESE :  雞冠刺桐   Ji guan ci tong (Taiwan),    海紅豆  Hai hong dou.

ENGLISH :  Cockspur coral tree, Cry-baby tree.

FRENCH :  Érythrine crête de coq, Érythrine des Mayas du Mexique, Érythrine mères du cacao.

JAPANESE :  ホソバデイゴ    Hosoba deiko.

RUSSIAN :  Эритрина Eritrina,  Эритрина петуший гребень  Eritrina petushij grebenʹ, Эритрины  Eritriny.

SPANISH :  Árvore-de-coral, Bucaré (Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay), Capa-homem, Ceibo, Flor-de-coral, Muchoc, Mulungu, Mulungu-coral, Murungo, Murungu, Pau imortal, Seibo, Suiná-suiná, Totocero.

SWEDISH :  Korallbuske.


Erythrina crista-galli L. 'Maruba-Deigo'

JAPANESE :  マルバデイゴ  Maruba deigo.


Erythrina edulis Triana ex Micheli

SYNONYM(S) : Erythrina edulis Posada-Ar., Erythrina edulis Micheli, Erythrina edulis Triana, Erythrina esculenta Sprague

ENGLISH :  Basul (Andes).

FRENCH :  Érythrine des Andes.

QUECHUA :  Sacha purulu.

SPANISH :  Anteporoto (Peru), Balú (Colombia), Basul, Chachafruto (Colombia), Huato poroto (Ecuador), Pajuro (Peru), Sacha poroto (Argentina).
Erythrina eggersii Krukoff & Moldenke

SYNONYM(S) :  Erythrina horrida Eggers

ENGLISH :  Cock's-spur.

SPANISH :  Espuela de gallo, Piñón espinoso (Puerto Rico).


Erythrina fusca Lour.

SYNONYM(S) :  Corallodendron glaucum (Willd.) Kuntze, Erythrina atrosanguinea Ridley, Erythrina caffra Blanco, non Thunb., Erythrina glauca Willd., Erythrina ovalifolia Roxb.

ENGLISH :  Purple coral tree, Swamp immortelle (Jamaica - West Indies).

FRENCH :  Bois immortel.

PORTUGUESE :  Eritrina-da-baixa (Bahia), Eritrina-do-alto (Bahia).

SINHALESE :  Yak errabadoogas, Yak erabadu.

SPANISH :  Ahuijote, Amapola, Bucago, Bucaré anauco (Venezuela), Bucayo, Gallito, Gallito de pantano, Giliqueme (Central America), Palo santo, Poro (Costa Rica).

THAI :  ทองหลางใบมน Thong lang bai mon, ทองหลางบ้าน Thong lang ban (Bangkok), ทองหลาง น้ำ Thong lang nam,  ทองโหลง Thong long (Central Thailand).

UNIDENTIFIED :  Monongondrano (Madagascar).

Erythrina herbacea L.

SYNONYM(S) :  Corallodendron herbaceum (L.) Kuntze, Erythrina arborea Small, Erythrina herbacea L. var. arborea Chapman, Erythrina humilis Salisb.

ENGLISH :  Cardinal spear, Cherokee bean, Coral bean, Red cardinal.
Erythrina humeana Spreng. 

ENGLISH :  Dwarf coral tree, Dwarf kaffirboom, Dwarf erythrina (South Africa), Natal coral tree.

FRENCH :  Arbre corail nain, Érythrine naine.
Erythrina latissima E. Mey.

RUSSIAN :  Эритрина широколистная  Eritrina shirokolistnaya.
Erythrina lysistemon Hutch.

AFRIKAANS :  Transvaal Kaffirboom.

ENGLISH :  Common coral tree (South Africa), Lucky bean tree (South Africa).


Erythrina macrophylla DC.

SPANISH :  Machetillos, Palo de pito.


Erythrina madagascariensis Du Puy & Labat 

FRENCH :  Érythrine de Madagascar.

RUSSIAN :   Эритрина мадагаскарская  Eritrina madagaskarskaia.

Erythrina mexicana Krukoff

FRENCH :  Érythrine de Veracruz à feuilles comestibles.

SPANISH :  Gásparo (Mexico), Gasparito (Mexico).


Erythrina mulungu Diels Mart. 

SYNONYM(S) :  Corallodendrum mulungu Kuntze

FRENCH :  Érythrine mulungu.

PORTUGUESE :   Amansa-senhor, Árvore-de-coral, Bico-de-papagaio, Bucaré (Brazil), Canivete, Capa-homem, Corticeira, Eritrina, Flor-de-coral, Muchoc, Muchôco (Brazil), Mulungá (Brazil), Mulungu, Mulungu (Brazil), Mulungu-coral, Murungo, Murungu, Pau imortal, Sananduva, Sapatinho-de-judeu, Suinã, Suiná-suiná, Totocero.   

RUSSIAN :  Коралловое дерево  Korallovoe derevo, Коралловые деревья  Korallovye derevʹia.


Erythrina perrieri R.Viguier

FRENCH :  Érythrine à graines rouges de Madagascar.

Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) O.F. Cook

SYNONYM(S) : Erythrina amasisa Spruce, Erythrina micropteryx Poepp. ex Walp., Micropteryx poeppigiana Walp.

ENGLISH :  Coraltree, Immortelle tree (as E. micropteryx), Mountain immortelle (West Indies).

FRENCH :  Immortel jaune.

PORTUGUESE :  Eritrina-do-alto (Brazil), Sinã (Brazil).

SPANISH :  Amasisa (Peru), Anauca (South America), Barbatusco (Colombia), Bucare (Cuba), Bucaré ceibo (Venezuela), Bucare rojo, Bucaro (Colombia), Cámbulo (Colombia), Ceibo (Bolivia), Madre arbol, Oropel (Peru), Piñón de sombre (Cuba), Pito extranjero (Central America), Poró extranjero, Poró gigante, Saibo.

Erythrina schliebenii Harms

ENGLISH :  Lake Latumba Erythrina.

Erythrina stricta Roxb.

SYNONYM(S) : Micropteryx stricta (Roxb.) Walp. ex Duchass. & Walp.

ASSAMESE :  Madar, Madar beng, Mandar beng.

BENGALI :  Madar, Mandara.

CHINESE :  劲直刺桐  Jin zhi ci tong.

FRENCH :  Érythrine de l'Inde.

HINDI :  Dhol dak, Mandara.

KANNADA :  Hemmuruku mara, Kaadu paarivaala, Muruku mara.

MALAYALAM :  Mullumurukku, Murikku, Murukku, Muruku, Venmurukku.

NEPALESE :  Phalidha, Phalita.

SANSKRIT :  Mura, Paribhadra, Paribhadrah.

TAMIL :  Murukkai, முருக்கு  Murukku.

TELUGU : Baarijama, Baarjapu, Mullumoduga, Munimoduga, Rohithakamu.

THAI :  ทองเดือนห้า Thong duean haa, ทองหลาง ป่า Thong lang pa (Chiang Mai), ทองเหลือง Thong lueang (Northern), ทองหนาม Thong nam (Loei).


Erythrina stricta Roxb. var. suberosa (Roxb.) Niyomdham

SYNONYM(S) : Erythrina suberosa Roxb.

TAMIL :  வெள்ளைக்கலியாணமுருக்கு  Veḷḷai-k-kaliyāṇa-murukku.

THAI :  ทองหลางใบมน Thong lang bi mon.

Erythrina subumbrans (Hassk.) Merr.

SYNONYM(S) : Erythrina lithosperma Miq., Erythrina mysorensis Gamble, Erythrina sumatrana Miq.,  Hypaphorus subumbrans Hassk.

CHINESE :  翅果刺桐  Chi guo ci tong.

ENGLISH :  December tree.

MALAY :  Dadap, Dedap, Dedap batik, Dedap serap.

SINHALESE :  Eramudu.

TAMIL :  Muruinja (Sri Lanka).

THAI :  ทองหลาง Thong laang (Central Thailand), ทองหลางป่า Thong laang paa , ทอง มีดขูด Thong meet khuut (Northern Thailand).

Erythrina variegata L.

SYNONYM(S) :  Corallodendron orientale (L.) Kuntze, Erythrina corallodendrum Lour., non L., Erythrina indica Lam., Erythrina loureiri G. Don , Erythrina orientalis (L.) Murr., Erythrina variegata L. var. orientalis (L.) Merr.

ASSAMESE :  Modar, Ranga.

BENGALI :  Kanda mathar, Madar, Mandara, Palte madar, Tepalte madar.

BURMESE :  Penglay kathit.

CHINESE :  刺桐  Ci tong.

ENGLISH :  East Indian coral tree, Indian coral tree, Roluos tree (Cambodia), Sunshine tree, Thorny dadap, Tiger's claw,
Variegated coral tree.

FRENCH :  Arbre corail, Arbre corail à feuilles panachées, Arbre corail de l'Inde, Bois immortel, Bois immortel vrai, Pignon d'Inde.

GERMAN :  Indischer Korallenbaum.
HINDI :  Chadap, Dadap, Mandara, Pangara, Panjira,  फारहड Phārahaḍa, Raktamadar .

JAPANESE :  デイゴ Deigo,  でいご Deigo,  梯梧 Deigo,   デ イコ Deiko.

KANNADA :  Bilee vaarjipe, Bilivarijapa, Kempuvarijapa, Mullumurunji, Paarijaathaka, Pongaara, Vaarjipe mara, Warjipe.

KHMER :  Roluőhs ba:y.

LAOTIAN :  Do:k kho, Th'o:ng ba:nz.

MALAY :   Cengkering, Chengkering, Dadap ayam (Java), Dadap belang (Indonesia), Dedap, Dedap batik, Kalayana murikku (Indonesia).

MALAYALAM :  Mandaram, Mullumurikku, Mulmurukku, Paribhadram.

MARATHI :  Pangara, Pangira, Paringa.

ORIYA :  Salotonoya.

SANSKRIT :   Kantakipalasa, Mandar, Mandara, Páribhadrah, Parijata, Raktapuspa.

SINHALESE :  Era badu, Era mudu, Katu eramadu, Mandar, Murunga.

SUNDANESE :  Dadap blendung.

SWEDISH : Indiskt korallträd.

RUSSIAN :  Эритрина индийская Eritrina indijskaia (as E. indica),  Эритрина пёстрая  Eritrina pëstraya, Эритрина разнообразная  Eritrina raznoobraznaia.

TAGALOG :  Dap dap, Karapdap.

TAMIL :  Kaliyana, கலியாணமுருக்கு Kaliyana murukku, கலியாண முருக்குவகை  Kaliyāṇa murukkuvakai, Kaliyana murunkai, Kannalamurukku, கிஞ்சுகம்  Kiñcukam,  முள்ளுமுருக்கு  Muḷḷu-murukku, முண்முருக்கு  Muṇmurukku,   முருக்கு   Murukku, Murungu, Savusayam, வெள்ளைக்கவி Veḷḷaikkavi.

TELUGU :  Badchipa chettu, Badidapu chettu, Baridamu, Paribhadrakamu, Parijatamu, Wangiram.

THAI :  ทองบ้าน  Thong ban, ทองหลาง ด่าง  Thong lang dang (Bangkok), ทองหลาง ลาย Thong lang lai,  ทองเผือก Thong phueak (Northern Thailand).

TIBETAN :  Man da ra ba.

VIETNAMESE :  Cây lá vông, Vông nem.


The Indian literature contains hundreds of names in many Indian languages matched with all synonyms of this species. We have listed only a few above, randomly selected.

Erythrina velutina Willd.

SYNONYM(S) : Corallodendron velutinum (Willd.) Kuntze, Erythrina aculeatissima Desf., Erythrina aurantiaca Ridl., Erythrina splendida Diels

ENGL:ISH :  Galápagos Islands coral tree, Red bead tree, Red bean tree.

PORTUGUESE :  Bico-de-papagaio, Bucaré anauco (Venezuela), Eritrina-molungu (Bahia), Mulungu-da-flor-amarela,  Mulungu-da-flor-vermelha.

SPANISH :  Bucaré anauco (Venezuela), Mulungu con flores amarillas, Mulungu con flores rojas.


Erythrina verna Vell.

ENGLISH : Verna mulungu.

PORTUGUESE :  Eritrina (Brazil), Suinã (Brazil).
Erythrina vespertilio Benth.

SYNONYM(S) : Corallodendron vespertilio (Benth.) Kuntze, Erythrina biloba F. Muell., Erythrina vespertilio Benth. var. biloba Domin., Erythrina vespertilio Benth. var. typica Domin.

ENGLISH :  Barswing coral, Bat-wing coraltree (Aust.), Bat's wing coral tree, Bean tree, Beantree (Aust.), Brake-block-pine (Aust.), Coraltree (Aust.),  Corktree (Aust.),  Grey corkwood (Aust.), Heilaman tree (Aust.).

FRENCH :  Arbre corail de l'Australie, Érythrine d'Australie.

 




HOW TO CITE THIS PAGE / COLLECTION OF RECORDS

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Erythrina Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database   (M.M.P.N.D)  - A Work in Progress. Published on line by The University of Melbourne. Australia.
< http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Erythrina.html > (2012).

 


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Q.S.B.G., 2011, Plant Database. Academical Segment, Research & Development Department, Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden (Q.S.B.G.), The Botanical Garden. Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment, Thailand.
< http://www.qsbg.org/Database/plantdb/mdp/showmdpbykey.asp?key=E >.


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