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Erythrina americana (coral tree, colorines, colorín, or pemoches), is a flowering plant of the genus Erythrina which is native to Mexico. Colorín (plural colorines) is the name of a type of tree, Erythrina americana also called Tzompāmitl. The word colorín means color chillón—a “gaudy” or “loud” color (Williams 1959).
Erythrina / ˌ ɛr ɪ ˈ θ r aɪ n ə / [4] is a genus of plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. It contains about 130 species , which are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. They are trees , with the larger species growing up to 30 m (98 ft) in height.
Erythrostemon mexicanus, formerly Caesalpinia mexicana, [2] is a species of plant in the genus Erythrostemon, within the pea family, Fabaceae.Common names include Mexican holdback, [3] Mexican caesalpinia, and tabachín del monte. [4]
Erythrina herbacea, commonly known as the coral bean, Cherokee bean, Mamou plant in South Louisiana, red cardinal or cardinal spear, is a flowering shrub or small tree found throughout the southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico; [2] it has also been reported from parts of Central America and, as an introduced species, from Pakistan.
Erythrina berteroana is a species of small deciduous tree in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Mexico, Central America and the northern part of South America. Common names include elequeme, gallito, machete, pernila de casa, pito and poró de cerca. [1] It is a common tree in the drier parts of its range and has many traditional uses.
Caesalpinia mexicana: Mexican bird-of-paradise tree Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Caesalpinia pulcherrima: red bird-of-paradise tree; flowerfence poinciana Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Caragana: Asian pea trees; Caragana arborescens: Siberian pea tree Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Cassia: cassias; Cassia leptophylla: gold medallion tree
Erythrina flabelliformis, common name chilicote or western coral bean, is a plant species native to central and northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It is known from Baja California as far south as Morelos and as far east as San Luis Potosí , as well as from Arizona and New Mexico .
In 1904, Altamirano presented the book Materia Medica Mexicana: a manual of Mexican medicinal herbs for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, held in St. Louis, Missouri. This book was based on the numerous studies published in the "Data for Mexican Materia Medica" by the National Medical Institute, in which he contributed significantly. [20]