Humea

Humea
By Lou Paun
Humea - A very graceful halfhardy biennial, 3 to 8 feet high, H. elegans having large leaves with a strong odour, and forming, when in flower, an elegant feathery pyramid of reddish-brown blossoms.

Erythrina humeana. NATAL CORAL TREE. South Africa
LEGUMINOSAE (Pea family) ...

Erythrina humeana
Family: Faboideae / Leguminosae / Papilionaceae
Coral bean, Dwarf coral tree
Origin: Brazil ...

Dwarf Kaffirboom [English]: Erythrina humeana
Dwarf Katie Ruellia [English]: Ruellia x brittoniana 'Katie'
Dwarf King Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'Dwarf King'
Dwarf Knotweed [English]: Polygonum minimum ...

Erythrina humeana (Natal Coral Tree, Dwarf Kafferboom)
Erythrina latissima (Broad-leaved Coral Tree)
Erythrina lysistemon (Common Coral Tree)
Erythrina speciosa (Mulungu)
Erythrina sykesii (Sykes Coral Tree)
Erythrina variegata (Tiger Claw) ...

Erythrina humeana
General Notes
Showy orange-red flowers, long blooming. Seeds are poisonous. Has thorns. SelecTree lists no cultivars of humeana.
A Erythrina humeana in San Clemente is registered as a California Big Tree.

Erythrina - Coral Trees
Erythrina caffra - Coastal Coral Tree
Erythrina coralloides - Naked Coral Tree
Erythrina falcata - Brazilian Coral Tree
Erythrina humeana - Natal Coral Tree ...

See also: Erythrina Humeana, Bean, Erythrina, Green, Coral Tree