Small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds.

synonyms: Erythrina lysistemon, Transvaal kafferboom.

Small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles.

synonyms: Cape kafferboom, Erythrina caffra.