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Erythrina decora (Namib coral-tree)

Namib-koraalboom [Afrikaans]

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Rosids > Eurosid I > Fabales > Family: Fabaceae > Subfamily: Papilionoideae > Genus: Erythrina

Erythrina decora (Namib coral-tree)

Erythrina decora in front of multi-coloured lichens and blue-green algae covered Etjo Sandstone cliffs in the Waterberg Park, Namibia. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

Erythrina decora (Namib coral-tree)

Erythrina decora at the end of the dry season, on limestone rocks, near Kamanjab, Namibia. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]