the carina and thus pollinate the flowers. The tree's fruit is a legume, a dry pod a few centimeters in length derived from a single carpel and contains about 8-10 chestnut-brown bean-shaped seeds. The cotyledons are hypogeal, staying underground upon germination. Cultivation In cultivation in the United Kingdom this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. Synonyms Synonyms are as follows: Corallodendron crista-galli (L.) Kuntze Erythrina crista-galli L. var. hasskarlii Backer Erythrina crista-galli L. var. leucochlora Lombardo Erythrina fasciculata Benth. Erythrina laurifolia Jacq. Erythrina pulcherrima Tod. Erythrina speciosa Tod. (However, E. speciosa Andrews is a distinct species.) Micropteryx crista-galli Walp. Micropteryx fasciculata Walp. Micropteryx laurifolia Walp. References This article draws heavily on the corresponding article in the Spanish-language Wikipedia. (1904): Gardening for the Million. Fisher Unwin, London. TXT and HTML fulltexts at Project Gutenberg. External links Día de la Flor Nacional (National Flower Day) - from Argentina's Ministry of Health and Environment website (scientific description, pictures). crista-galli Trees of Argentina Trees of Brazil Trees of Paraguay Trees of Uruguay Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus National symbols of Argentina National symbols of Uruguay Garden plants of South America Ornamental trees