Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Erythrina poeppigiana
poro gigante, bucare ceibo, bucare, anauca, mountain immortelle




















Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Erythrina
Species
poeppigiana
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Micropteryx poeppigiana Walp.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1985
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.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Erythrina poeppigiana", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=522. Accessed 3 November 2026.