Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Erythrina fusca
Food
Livestock Forage
Lumber
Medicinal
English Common Name
Coral Bean
Colombian Common Name
Búcaro, anaco, cámbulo
Tree Family
Fabaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
20cm
Length
×
15cm
Width
Tree Height
Large (> 35m)
Elevational Range (m)
0–1600m
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Colombia
Native to
Region
Americas
Latin America
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Islands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Islands
Colombia
Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Huila, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca
Exotic in
Latin America
Africa
Coffee Agroforestry Information
Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Beneficial to coffee
Cultivation
Planted
Natural
Tree Management
Propagated and planted in a nursery from seeds, cuttings and seedlings.
Tree Benefits and Uses
Farmer Uses
- Food
- Livestock Forage
- Lumber
- Medicinal
Used for its pain relieving, anti-inflammatory and digestive effects. Used for construction and cabinetmaking as it is long-lasting.
Farm Services
- Coffee Shade
- Windbreak
- Soil Improvement
- Nitrogen Fixation
- Carbon Capture
Helps with nitrogen fixation in soil through the roots
Biodiversity Benefits
Yes
Attracts biological control agents, Attracts seed dispersers, Attracts pollinators. Flowers attract hummingbirds and many insects. High abundance of insects during flowering makes these trees very attractive for many resident and migratory birds, not only insectivores, including slender-billed species.
Citations
Citations
Plants of the World Online (POWO). (2024). Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/;
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (2024). IUCN Red List. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.iucnredlist.org/;
United States Department of Agriculture. Natural Resources Conservation Service. (2024). Plants Database. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://plants.usda.gov/home/;
Román, F., De Liones, R., Sautu, A., Deago, J., & Hall, J. S. (2012). Guía para la propagación de 120 especies de árboles nativos de Panama y el neotrópico. Retrieved from https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/20967/stri_GUIA_PROPAGACION.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y;
Fern, Ken (2024). Tropical Plants Database. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://tropical.theferns.info/;
Universidad EIA. (2024). Catálogo virtual de Flora del Valle de Aburrá. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://catalogofloravalleaburra.eia.edu.co/;
World Flora Online. (2024). World Flora Online. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.worldfloraonline.org/;
Universidad Nacional de Colombia. (2024). Nombres Comunes de las Plantasde Colombia. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/es/;
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). (2024). GBIF. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.gbif.org/es/