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botanical illustration of Erythrina senegalensis, Erythrina senegalensis

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Erythrina senegalensis

Erythrina senegalensis

Coral tree · Erythrine du Sénégal · Senegal coraltree · koralník senegalský · 塞内加尔刺桐

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Africa

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Blennorrhagia

Science studied: not documented

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Fabaceae

Scientific name: Erythrina senegalensis

Common names: Coral tree, Erythrine du Sénégal, Senegal coraltree, koralník senegalský, 塞内加尔刺桐

POWO: 494578-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Africa.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

  • Blennorrhagia

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • Africa

Documented cultural uses

  • Blennorrhagia

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

  • Blennorrhagia · Africa · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • EFFECT OF METHANOL STEM-BARK EXTRACT OF <i>Erythrina senegalensis</i> ON SERUM ALBUMIN LEVEL OF CARBON TETRACHLORIDE INDUCED LIVER DAMAGE IN WISTAR ALBINO RATS · 2025 source ↗
  • Antibacterial and antioxidant studies of silver nanoparticles formulated from Erythrina senegalensis stem bark extract. · 2024 source ↗
  • New flavanone and other constituents from &lt;i&gt;erythrina senegalensis&lt;/i&gt; A. DC. (fabaceae). · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

no compound records in this source record

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Erythrina senegalensis
Erythrina senegalensis · Marco Schmidt [1]

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
  • cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
  • powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
  • wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗

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