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Erythrina fusca is a species of Flowering plant tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is known by many common names, including purple coraltree, gallito, bois immortelle, bucayo, and the more ambiguous "bucare" and "coral bean". E. fusca has the widest distribution of any Erythrina species; it is the only one found in both the New World and Old World. It grows on coasts and along rivers in tropical Asia, Oceania, the Mascarene Islands, Madagascar, Africa, and the Neotropics.
The easy-to-grow and attractive flowering tree is cultivated as an ornamental shade and hedge plant. It is a common shade tree in . It attracts hummingbirds, which Pollinator its flowers.
E. fusca is the official flower of the state of Trujillo.
Like many other species in the genus Erythrina, E. fusca contains Toxin which have been utilized for medicinal value but are in larger amounts. The most common alkaloid is erythraline, which is named for the genus.
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