Erythrina vespertilio
bat's wing coral tree at Mount Surprise, QLD
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| Erythrina vespertilio | JasonPStewart | 21 Feb 2025 | |
| Erythrina vespertilio | JasonPStewart | 10 Dec 2024 | |
| Erythrina vespertilio Benth. | JasonPStewart | 10 Dec 2024 | |
| Unverified | lbradley | 27 Jul 2024 |
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Identified by the guide as a bat wing coral tree
2 comments
10 Dec 2024
Yes – one of the indigenous species of *Erythrina* genus – i'll have to check if i can identify to species with only these leaves, eg. *Erythrina vespertilio* will be one candidate species name .
Quick names and herbaria' specimens searches' references i am using :
• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) :
https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Erythrina&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&inc._cultivar=&inc._other=&max=100&display=apni&search=true
• Australasian Virtual Herbarium :
https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?q=text%3AErythrina+AND+(state%3AQueensland+OR+cl2117%3AQueensland)&disableAllQualityFilters=true&qc=data_hub_uid%3Adh9&wkt=MULTIPOLYGON(((142.91290283203125+-16.446622271646618,142.91290283203125%20-19.11402921576198,145.28594970703125%20-19.11402921576198,145.28594970703125%20-16.446622271646618,142.91290283203125%20-16.446622271646618)))#tab_mapView
• https://keybase.rbg.vic.gov.au/keys/show/871
• https://keybase.rbg.vic.gov.au/keys/show/6626
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Quick names and herbaria' specimens searches' references i am using :
• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) :
https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Erythrina&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&inc._cultivar=&inc._other=&max=100&display=apni&search=true
• Australasian Virtual Herbarium :
https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?q=text%3AErythrina+AND+(state%3AQueensland+OR+cl2117%3AQueensland)&disableAllQualityFilters=true&qc=data_hub_uid%3Adh9&wkt=MULTIPOLYGON(((142.91290283203125+-16.446622271646618,142.91290283203125%20-19.11402921576198,145.28594970703125%20-19.11402921576198,145.28594970703125%20-16.446622271646618,142.91290283203125%20-16.446622271646618)))#tab_mapView
• https://keybase.rbg.vic.gov.au/keys/show/871
• https://keybase.rbg.vic.gov.au/keys/show/6626
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29 Dec 2024
By the way, the features in these photographs clearly enough do key out to this species: Erythrina vespertilio !
Location information
- Coordinates 144.571839-18.201925
- Altitude 805.0m
- Places Mount Surprise, QLD
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 27 Jul 2024 09:39 AM Recorded on
- lbradley Recorded by
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Species information
- Erythrina vespertilio Scientific name
- bat's wing coral tree Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 805.05m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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