Erythrina fusca Lour. (Fl. Cochinch. 2: 427. 1790.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (cultivated)[], Virgin Islands (exotic) ( St. Thomas, ) ], Central America (exotic), South America (exotic), Old World (native),
Common Names: Bois immortelle (Puerto Rico), Brucayo (Puerto Rico), Búcar (Puerto Rico), Bucare (Jamaica), Bucare (Puerto Rico), Bucayo (Puerto Rico), Bucayo gigante (Puerto Rico), Palo de boya (Puerto Rico), Piñón botija (Cuba), Swamp immortelle (Jamaica),
Synonyms: Erythrina glauca Willd. (Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Neue Schriften 3: 428. 1801.),
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