{{Short description|Genus of legumes}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Caesalpinia gilliesii Paxton 028.jpg | image_caption = ''Erythrostemin gilliesii'' | taxon = Erythrostemon | authority = (Klotzsch 1844) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016 | type_species = ''Erythrostemon gilliesii'' | type_species_authority = (Hook.) Klotzsch. | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text | synonyms = * ''Poincianella'' <small>Britton & Rose 1930</small> * ''Schrammia'' <small>Britton & Rose 1930</small> | synonyms_ref = <ref name="Gagnon">{{cite journal | vauthors = Gagnon E, Bruneau A, Hughes CE, de Queiroz LP, Lewis GP | year = 2016 | title = A new generic system for the pantropical ''Caesalpinia'' group (Leguminosae) | journal = PhytoKeys | issue = 71 | pages = 1–160 | doi = 10.3897/phytokeys.71.9203 | pmid = 28814915 | pmc = 5558824 | doi-access = free }}</ref> }}
'''''Erythrostemon''''' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its native range is tropical & subtropical America.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Erythrostemon Klotzsch {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science|url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:22392-1|access-date=2021-07-06|website=Plants of the World Online|language=en}}</ref>
==Species== ''Erythrostemon'' comprises the following species:<ref name="Gagnon"/> * ''Erythrostemon acapulcensis'' <small>(Standl.) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon angulatus'' <small>(Hook. & Arn.) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon argentinus'' <small>(Burkart) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon caladenia'' <small>(Standl.) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> <!-- Erythrostemon calycina is a misspelling of Erythrostemon calycinus. --> * ''Erythrostemon calycinus'' <small>(Benth.) L. P. Queiroz</small> * ''Erythrostemon caudatus'' <small>(A. Gray) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small>—Tailed nicker * ''Erythrostemon coccineus'' <small>(G. P. Lewis & J. L. Contr.) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon coluteifolius'' <small>(Griseb.) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon coulterioides'' <small>(Griseb. emend. Burkart) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon epifanioi'' <small>(J. L. Contr.) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon exilifolius'' <small>(Griseb.) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon exostemma'' <small>(DC.) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> ** subsp. ''exostemma'' <small>(DC.) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> ** subsp. ''tampicoanus'' <small>(Britton & Rose) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon fimbriatus'' <small>(Tul.) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon gilliesii'' <small>(Hook.) Klotzsch</small>—Bird of paradise * ''Erythrostemon glandulosus'' <small>(Bertero ex DC.) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon hintonii'' <small>(Sandwith) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon hughesii'' <small>(G. P. Lewis) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon laxus'' <small>(Benth.) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon macvaughii'' <small>(J. L. Contr. & G. P. Lewis) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon melanadenius'' <small>(Rose) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon mexicanus'' <small>(A. Gray) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small>—Mexican holdback (southernmost Texas, Mexico) * ''Erythrostemon nelsonii'' <small>(Britton & Rose) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon nicaraguensis'' <small>(G. P. Lewis) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon oyamae'' <small>(Sotuyo & G. P. Lewis) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon palmeri'' <small>(S. Watson) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon pannosus'' <small>(Brandegee) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon phyllanthoides'' <small>(Standl.) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small>—Wait-a-bit vine * ''Erythrostemon placidus'' <small>(Brandegee) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon robinsonianus'' <small>(Britton & Rose) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon standleyi'' <small>(Britton & Rose) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> * ''Erythrostemon yucatanensis'' <small>(Greenm.) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> ** subsp. ''chiapensis'' <small>(G. P. Lewis) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> ** subsp. ''hondurensis'' <small>(G. P. Lewis) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small> ** subsp. ''yucatanensis'' <small>(Greenm.) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis</small>
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Category:Caesalpinieae Category:Fabaceae genera Category:Flora of the Americas
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