Coral tree (Erythrina poeppigiana)

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Identidad taxonómica

Scientific name: Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) O.F.Cook
Canonical name: The scientific name without its authorship or date, for example Zea mays instead of Zea mays L.: Erythrina poeppigiana
Authorship: The author or authors credited with publishing the scientific name. It is written after the name, sometimes with the year, for example L. (Linnaeus) in Zea mays L. An author in parentheses first published the name in another genus or rank.: (Walp.) O.F.Cook
Common names: Coral tree, Mountain Immortelle, coraltree, immortelle-tree
Names in other languages (26)
Amapola, Amapola de sombra, Bombón, Cachaco, Caraca, Chuku, Chuku yura, Cámbulo, Guaney, Immortelle jaune, Mambla, Mulungu-do-alto, Shetu, Suinã, Yuma, Yumá, amasisa, anauca, bucaro, ceibo, eritrina-do-alto, erythrina-do-alto, poró extranjero, poró gigante, saibo, sinã
Kingdom: One of the broadest ranks of biological classification. It groups organisms that share very basic features, for example plants (Plantae), animals (Animalia) or fungi (Fungi).: Plantae
Phylum: Rank below kingdom that groups organisms with a shared general body plan, for example chordates (Chordata), arthropods (Arthropoda) or vascular plants (Tracheophyta). In botany the same rank is also called division.: Tracheophyta
Class: Rank below phylum, for example mammals (Mammalia), birds (Aves), insects (Insecta) or monocot plants such as grasses and orchids (Liliopsida).: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rank below class that groups related families, for example grasses and their relatives (Poales) or bats (Chiroptera).: Fabales
Family: Rank below order that groups related genera. Family names usually end in -aceae in botany (for example Poaceae, the grass family) and in -idae in zoology (for example Felidae, the cat family).: Fabaceae
Genus: Rank that groups closely related species. Its name is the first word of a species' scientific name and starts with a capital letter, for example Zea in Zea mays.: Erythrina
Specific epithet: The second word of a species' scientific name. On its own it does not name the species: it always goes with the genus, for example mays in Zea mays.: poeppigiana
Taxonomic rank: The level a name occupies in the hierarchy of biological classification, such as kingdom, family, genus, species or subspecies.: species
Reference species: Erythrina poeppigiana
Taxonomic status: Whether the taxonomic catalogue the record comes from currently accepts this name for the organism, or treats it as a synonym of another accepted name or as doubtful.: accepted name

Photos and conservation status

IUCN Red List category: The extinction-risk category that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assigns to a species on its Red List. EX Extinct: there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. EW Extinct in the wild: it survives only in cultivation, in captivity or as a population far outside its past range. CR Critically endangered, EN Endangered and VU Vulnerable: the three threatened categories, from an extremely high to a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT Near threatened: close to qualifying as threatened. LC Least concern: evaluated and not threatened. DD Data deficient: there is not enough information to assess its risk. NE Not evaluated: not yet assessed against the criteria. It describes the risk of the species worldwide, not its situation in a project's area.: Least concern (LC)
Source: IUCN Red List via GBIF, queried on 2026-10-09 06:08.

Photo of Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) O.F.Cook — Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 1.0 · View original image · Original observation

Research-grade iNaturalist observations via GBIF, CC0 or CC BY licences only, queried on 2026-10-09 06:08.

Interacciones documentadas

GloBI says it is documented somewhere in the world. Biolitica answers whether it could happen here.

A documented interaction means it was recorded somewhere in the world. It does not mean it occurs here.

Types shown: 6 of 6 is eaten by × is a host of × has its flowers visited by × is pollinated by × is adjacent to × interacts with ×

Blocks that do not sit under a navigation concept heading keep the source's own term: no navigation concept has been assigned to them yet.

is eaten by 31 organisms

This term does declare that the organism harms this species.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis Psittacidae	is eaten by	9	not compared
9 sources · 9 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/337229738 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Feb. 3, 2026 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/350531296 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Jan. 13, 2020 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/352060188 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Sept. 19, 2015 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/352733747 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · June 9, 2016 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/354634930 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Feb. 24, 2016 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/355468726 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · May 11, 2018 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/356569504 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · May 28, 2016 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/357696801 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Nov. 19, 2020 · Human observation And 1 more source, with fewer records, not listed here. A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma Icteridae	is eaten by	7	not compared
7 sources · 7 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/337228583 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Feb. 3, 2026 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/363777579 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Oct. 2, 2013 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/365496219 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Sept. 18, 2015 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/370747141 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · May 22, 2016 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/372825786 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · May 28, 2016 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/390903185 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Jan. 23, 2018 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/392565055 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · May 25, 2018 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Crimson-fronted Parakeet Psittacara finschi Psittacidae	is eaten by	5	not compared
5 sources · 5 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/350529896 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Jan. 13, 2020 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/352060882 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Oct. 27, 2020 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/359257193 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Oct. 11, 2024 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/361413120 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Oct. 15, 2024 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/259806511 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Jan. 27, 2025 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Jamaica Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus jamaicensis Phyllostomidae	is eaten by	3	not compared
3 sources · 3 records Kunz, T. H. & C. A. Diaz. 1995. Folivory in fruit-eating bats, with new evidence from Artibeus jamaicencis (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Biotropica 27 (1): 106-120. Published in globalbioticinteractions/batbase Context: Aguas Buenas Cave · no date published Ruby, J., P.. Nathan, J. Balasingh,and. H. Kunz. 2000. Chemical composition ofleaves and fruits eaten by short-nosed fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx (Megachiroptera). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 26: 2825-2841. Published in globalbioticinteractions/bat-co-roosting-database Context: no place published · no date published Tan, K. H., A. Zubaid, and. H. Kunz. 1998. Food habits of Cynopterus brachyotis (Muller) (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) in peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 14: 299-307. Published in globalbioticinteractions/bat-co-roosting-database Context: no place published · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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is a host of 15 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it. In the source ontology symbiosis covers mutualism, commensalism and parasitism alike, so this block holds attackers and allies side by side.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
Phyllosticta erythrinicola Botryosphaeriaceae	is a host of	20	not compared
20 sources · 25 records Lenne, J. M.. 1990. World list of fungal diseases of tropical pasture species. Phytopathol. Pap. 31:1-162 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Record contexts (sample): Dominican Republic · no date published; Puerto Rico · no date published Boa, E., and Lenn@e, J.. 1994. Diseases of Nitrogen Fixing Trees in Developing Countries. An annotated list. Natural Resources Inst., Kent, United Kingdom :82 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Record contexts (sample): Puerto Rico · no date published; Venezuela · no date published Stevenson, J.A.. 1975. Fungi of Puerto Rico and the American Virgin Islands. Contr. Reed Herb. 23:743 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Record contexts (sample): Virgin Islands · no date published; Puerto Rico · no date published https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1218587 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mycoportal Context: Villa Alba · Jan. 3, 1913 · Preserved specimen https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1218589 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mycoportal Context: Mayaguez Experiment Station Grounds · March 2, 1916 · Preserved specimen https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1218590 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mycoportal Context: Aibonito · May 8, 1916 · Preserved specimen https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1218591 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mycoportal Context: Aibonito · May 6, 1916 · Preserved specimen https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1218592 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mycoportal Context: Villa Alba · Jan. 3, 1913 · Preserved specimen And 12 more sources, with fewer records, not listed here. A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Dicheirinia binata Raveneliaceae	is a host of	4	no location
4 sources · 4 records Buritica, P., and Pardo Cardona, V.M.. 1996. Flora Uredineana Colombiana. Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. 20:183-236 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Colombia · no date published Pardo Cardona, V.M.. 1998. Distribucion de las especies colombianas de Uredinales segun los grupos taxonomicos de sus hospederos. Rev. Fac. Nal. Agr. Medellin 51:285-319 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Colombia · no date published Salazar-Yepes, M., Buritica, P., and Cadena-Gomez, G. . 2002. Implicaciones de los estudios sobre biodiversidad de los Uredinales (Royas) en la region cafetera colombiana. Cenicafe 53:219-238 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Colombia · no date published Berndt, R.. 2004. A checklist of Costa Rican rust fungi. Not Required :185-236 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Costa Rica · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Cercospora erythrinae Mycosphaerellaceae	is a host of	2	no location
2 sources · 2 records https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1340162 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mycoportal Context: Cauca, Puerto Tejada, Hacienda Perico Negro · April 7, 1938 · Preserved specimen https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1340163 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mycoportal Context: Cauca, Puerto Tejada, Hacienda Perico Negro · April 7, 1938 · Preserved specimen A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Elsinoe erythrinae Elsinoaceae	is a host of	2	no location
2 sources · 2 records Lenne, J. M.. 1990. World list of fungal diseases of tropical pasture species. Phytopathol. Pap. 31:1-162 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Costa Rica · no date published Boa, E., and Lenn@e, J.. 1994. Diseases of Nitrogen Fixing Trees in Developing Countries. An annotated list. Natural Resources Inst., Kent, United Kingdom :82 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Costa Rica · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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Flower visit

has its flowers visited by 10 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it. Visiting a flower is not pollinating it. «Pollinates» is a different term and a different block, and merging the two is the measured defect that turned ~88 shared «pollinators» into birds and primates.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented	Actions
Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis Trochilidae	has its flowers visited by	2	not compared
2 sources · 2 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68463568 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Jan. 19, 2021 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68463609 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Jan. 19, 2021 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus Icteridae	has its flowers visited by	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60928181 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Feb. 22, 2016 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Passeriformes	has its flowers visited by Refuted	1	no location	Not a modelling unit: the source publishes it at order level.
1 source · 1 record Records of organisms other than plants having flower visitors are probably errors Published in globalbioticinteractions/refuted-biotic-interactions-by-eol Context: no place published · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans Trochilidae	has its flowers visited by	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68463714 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Jan. 19, 2021 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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Pollination

is pollinated by 6 organisms

This term declares that the organism benefits this species. «Visits the flowers of» is a different term and a different block: a visitor is not a pollinator, and merging the two is the measured defect that turned ~88 shared «pollinators» into birds and primates.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented	Actions
Passeriformes	is pollinated by	1	no location	Not a modelling unit: the source publishes it at order level.
1 source · 1 record National Database Plant Pollinators. Center for Plant Conservation at San Diego Zoo Global. Accessed via https://saveplants.org/national-collection/pollinator-search/ on 2020-06-05. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/cpc-pollinators/archive/a64674001b3fce1c… Published in globalbioticinteractions/cpc-pollinators Context: no place published · no date published · Primary A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis Trochilidae	is pollinated by	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record Snow, B. K. and Snow, D. W. (1972). Feeding Niches of Hummingbirds in a Trinidad Valley. J. Anim. Ecol., 41, pp. 471–485. Published in globalbioticinteractions/web-of-life Context: no place published · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Amazilia tobaci	is pollinated by	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record Snow, B. K. and Snow, D. W. (1972). Feeding Niches of Hummingbirds in a Trinidad Valley. J. Anim. Ecol., 41, pp. 471–485. Published in globalbioticinteractions/web-of-life Context: no place published · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora Trochilidae	is pollinated by	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record Snow, B. K. and Snow, D. W. (1972). Feeding Niches of Hummingbirds in a Trinidad Valley. J. Anim. Ecol., 41, pp. 471–485. Published in globalbioticinteractions/web-of-life Context: no place published · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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is adjacent to 1 organism

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented	Actions
Euseius multimicropilis Phytoseiidae	is adjacent to	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record http://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:IZ:89207 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mcz Context: St. Augustine · Sept. 21, 1963 · Preserved specimen A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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interacts with 1 organism

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented	Actions
no name	interacts with	1	no location	Not a modelling unit: the source publishes no name for this organism.
1 source · 1 record A. Thessen. 2014. Species associations extracted from EOL text data objects via text mining. Accessed at <https://github.com/EOL/pseudonitzchia/archive/e5838965a186fba4b7215cd0d179c4526773bad5.zip> on 04 Sep 2026. Published in EOL/pseudonitzchia Context: no place published · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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Interaction data from Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI), GloBI 0.11. Each row keeps the citation its own study published.

Interactions are published at species level: they are not resolved by variety or race.

Each block is headed by the source's own term, read from this species' end — not by a category of ours. Two similar terms are not merged.

«Documented here» means the interaction was observed in this territory. It is not evidence that the species is here, and it does not enter the niche model.

Acompañantes documentados

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Documented uses and recommendations

Uses and recommendations that a source documents for this species beside a crop, each in its own context. They are the source's statements, not traits of the species and not Biolítica's recommendations, and none of them is a relation between two species.

Among the sources you can read, none documents a use or recommendation of this species beside a crop.