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Erythrina herbacea

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID643fd5f28e73d295761501
Scientific name Erythrina herbacea
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl.: 706 (1753)

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General Uses Top

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Common products:
None documented.

Industrial and craft applications:
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Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
None documented.

Colorants and tanning:
None documented.

Wood and fiber:
None documented.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
None documented.

Properties relevant to use:
None documented.

Standards and regulation:
None documented.

Sustainability and sourcing:
None documented.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Erythrina hederaefolia Spreng.
Erythrina humilis Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 335 (1796)
Erythrina rubicunda Jacq. Fragm. Bot.: 75 (1809)
Xyphanthus hederifolius Raf. Fl. Ludov.: 103 (1817)
Corallodendron herbaceum (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl.1: 172 (1891)
Erythrina arborea Small Fl. S.E. U.S.: 647 (1903)
Erythrina hederifolia (Raf.) Spreng. Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 3: 244 (1826)
Erythrina herbacea var. arborea Chapm. Fl. South. U.S., ed. 3: 117 (1897)
Erythrina herbacea f. albiflora Moffler Phytologia52: 288 (1983)
Erythrina herbacea var. arborea Chapman

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Language Common/alternative name
English redcardinal
English cardinal spear
English cherokee bean
English coral bean
English mamou plant
English red cardinal
Malayalam കോറൽ ബീൻ, ചെറോക്കീ ബീൻ, തെക്കൻ ലൂസിയാനയിൽ മാമൗ പ്ലാൻറ്, റെഡ് കാർഡിനൽ, കാർഡിനൽ സ്പീയർ
Malayalam എറിത്രീന ഹെർബസീ

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Pakistan
    • Malesia
      • Jawa
      • Malaya
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • Texas
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Florida
      • Georgia
      • Louisiana
      • Mississippi
      • North Carolina
      • South Carolina

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000165896
Florida Plant Atlas 3264
Flora of Alabama 1954
USDA Plants ERHE4
Tropicos 13009284
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:96601-2
The Plant List ild-12322
Open Tree Of Life 3921502
NCBI Taxonomy 1620053
NBN Atlas NHMSYS0021196119
Nature Serve 2.148191
IUCN Red List 144310219
IPNI 96601-2
iNaturalist 128717
GBIF 5349731
Freebase /m/02t3d0
EPPO ERZHE
EOL 416384
USDA GRIN 15748
Wikipedia Erythrina_herbacea
PFAF Erythrina herbacea

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Deciphering the Plastomic Code of Chinese Hog-Peanut (Amphicarpaea edgeworthii Benth., Leguminosae): Comparative Genomics and Evolutionary Insights within the Phaseoleae Tribe Xiang YN, Wang XQ, Ding LL, Bai XY, Feng YQ, Qi ZC, Sun YT, Yan XL Genes (Basel) 11-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10815570
doi:10.3390/genes15010088
PMID:38254977
Pest categorisation of Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Bragard C, Dehnen‐Schmutz K, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jacques M, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Kertész V, Maiorano A, Streissl F, MacLeod A EFSA J 11-Dec-2020
PMCID:PMC7729658
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6358
PMID:33318768
DNA Barcoding to Confirm the Morphological Identification of the Coral Trees (Erythrina spp., Fabaceae) in the Ancient Gardens of Naples (Campania, Italy) De Luca A, Sibilio G, De Luca P, Del Guacchio E Plants (Basel) 06-Jun-2018
PMCID:PMC6027229
doi:10.3390/plants7020043
PMID:29882805
Flower development of Goniorrhachis marginata reveals new insights into the evolution of the florally diverse detarioid legumes Prenner G, Cardoso D Ann Bot 26-Dec-2016
PMCID:PMC5314645
doi:10.1093/aob/mcw223
PMID:28025284
Twenty-Three Species of Hypobarophilic Bacteria Recovered from Diverse Ecosystems Exhibit Growth under Simulated Martian Conditions at 0.7 kPa Schuerger AC, Nicholson WL Astrobiology 01-May-2016
PMCID:PMC4876496
doi:10.1089/ast.2015.1394
PMID:27135839
Screening Native Botanicals for Bioactivity: An Interdisciplinary Approach Boudreau A, Cheng DM, Ruiz C, Ribnicky D, Allain L, Brassieur CR, Turnipseed DP, Cefalu WT, Floyd ZE Nutrition 15-Mar-2014
PMCID:PMC4082803
doi:10.1016/j.nut.2014.02.028
PMID:24985099
Antibacterial constituents from the roots of Erythrina herbacea against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Tanaka H, Sudo M, Kawamura T, Sato M, Yamaguchi R, Fukai T, Sakai E, Tanaka N Planta Med 01-Jun-2010
doi:10.1055/S-0029-1240849
PMID:20108177
A new Erythrina alkaloid from Erythrina herbacea. Tanaka H, Hattori H, Tanaka T, Sakai E, Tanaka N, Kulkarni A, Etoh H J Nat Med 01-Apr-2008
doi:10.1007/S11418-007-0222-Z
PMID:18404329
Erysotrine-<i>N</i>-oxide and erythrartine-<i>N</i>-oxide, two novel alkaloids from <i>Erythrina mulungu</i> Maria Helena Sarragiotto, Hermogenes Leitão Filho, Anita J. Marsaioli Canadian Science Publishing 08-May-2006
doi:10.1139/V81-400
Anthocyanins of the genus Erythrina (Fabaceae) Ron Scogin Elsevier BV 10-Feb-2003
doi:10.1016/0305-1978(91)90022-R

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Erythrina alkaloids / Erythrinanes
(2alpha,3beta)-1,6-Didehydro-3-methoxy-15,16-[methylenebis(oxy)]erythrinan-2-ol 101277376 Click to see 315.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0222-Z
(2R,13bS)-2,11,12-trimethoxy-1,2-dihydroindolo[7a,1-a]isoquinolin-6-one 11347922 Click to see 325.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0222-Z
(2R,13bS)-2,11,12-trimethoxy-2,6-dihydro-1H-indolo[7a,1-a]isoquinoline-8,9-dione 101851985 Click to see COC1CC23C(=CCN2C(=O)C(=O)C4=CC(=C(C=C34)OC)OC)C=C1 341.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0222-Z
(2R,13bS)-2,11,12-trimethoxy-7-oxido-2,6,8,9-tetrahydro-1H-indolo[7a,1-a]isoquinolin-7-ium 101851986 Click to see 329.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0222-Z
(2R,7R,13bS)-2,11,12-trimethoxy-7-oxido-2,6,8,9-tetrahydro-1H-indolo[7a,1-a]isoquinolin-7-ium 163187273 Click to see 329.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0222-Z
2,11,12-trimethoxy-7-oxido-2,6,8,9-tetrahydro-1H-indolo[7a,1-a]isoquinolin-7-ium 163187275 Click to see 329.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1139/V81-400
Erysotramidine 11034782 Click to see COC1CC23C(=CC(=O)N2CCC4=CC(=C(C=C34)OC)OC)C=C1 327.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0222-Z
Erythratine 617879 Click to see 315.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0222-Z
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / 2,2-dimethyl-1-benzopyrans
(1S)-3-(2,2-dimethylchromen-6-yl)-1-hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-2-methoxyphenyl)propan-2-one 163035460 Click to see 354.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1240849
2,2-dimethyl-2H-chromene-6-carbaldehyde 10877889 Click to see 188.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1240849
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids
2-(4-Hydroxy-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-benzofuran-6-ol 11471684 Click to see 286.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1240849
Glabrocoumarone A 10542808 Click to see 308.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1240849
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Anthocyanins / Anthocyanidin-3-O-glycosides
Kuromanin 441667 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=[O+]C3=CC(=CC(=C3C=C2OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 449.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(91)90022-R
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Isoflavans / Isoflavanols
4-[(3R)-7-hydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-yl]-2-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)benzene-1,3-diol 162915335 Click to see 326.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1240849
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Isoflavans / Isoflavanones / 3-prenylated isoflavanones
(3S)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-(5-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylchromen-8-yl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one 162994849 Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C(C=CC(=C2O1)C3COC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)O)C 354.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1240849
Glyasperin F 392442 Click to see 354.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1240849
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 2-O-methylated isoflavonoids
Bidwillol A 10042759 Click to see 338.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1240849
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 3-O-methylated isoflavonoids
3-(4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-2H-chromen-7-ol 11381038 Click to see 300.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1240849
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Pyranoisoflavonoids
3,4-Dihydro-2,2-dimethyl[3,6'-bi-2H-1-benzopyran]-5',7-diol, 9CI 4484952 Click to see 324.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1240849
8-(7-hydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-yl)-2,2-dimethylchromen-5-ol 86201581 Click to see 324.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1240849
Erythbidin A 15391906 Click to see 324.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1240849
Phaseollinisoflavan 162412 Click to see 324.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1240849
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Cinnamylphenols
4-(3-Methylbut-2-enyl)-6-(3-phenylprop-2-enyl)benzene-1,3-diol 162842648 Click to see 294.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1240849
4-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-6-[(E)-3-phenylprop-2-enyl]benzene-1,3-diol 14630590 Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C=C(C(=C1)CC=CC2=CC=CC=C2)O)O)C 294.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1240849
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Stilbenes
Erybacin B 46913127 Click to see 326.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1240849

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