Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Erythrina corallodendron
eritrina, árbol del chocho, madera inmortal, coral erythrina
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Erythrina
Species
corallodendron
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Corallodendron occidentale (L.) Kuntze
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1990
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Clavijo, P. Valdebenito, H. & Hurtado, F. (1991) Plantas introducidas en las areas urbanas de las islas Galapagos. Typescript reports in files of Botany Dept.
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
- Krukoff, B.A. Barneby, R.C. (1974) Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina. Lloydia 37(3): 332–459.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Erythrina corallodendron", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1044. Accessed 3 November 2026.