Bentham, G. in Mitchell, T.L. (1848), Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia: 218 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (none cited).

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 253 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), Plants of North-Western Australia. Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council: 8 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 41, 142 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 173 [basionym]

basionym of: Corallodendron vespertilio (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 93 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 143 [secondary reference]

common name: Bat's-wing Cork-tree [n/a]

• Vernacular: Kuntan
• Vernacular: Goomurrie
• Vernacular: Aranyi

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 129 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 326 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 775 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Corallodendron vespertilio (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 479-480, Fig. 651 [secondary reference]

Bateman, W. & Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), Some ecological and systematic notes on the vegetation near Mt. Marumba in the centre of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 330 [secondary reference]

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 244-245 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. & Murray, L.R. (1963), Poisonous Plants of the Northern Territory: 51 [secondary reference]

common name: Bat Wing Coral Tree [n/a] common name: Bean Tree [n/a]

Krukoff, B.A. (1972), Notes on Asiatic-Polynesian-Australian species of Erythrina, II. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 53: 139 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 240 [secondary reference]

Barneby, R.C. & Krukoff, B.A. (1974), Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina. Lloydia 37(3): 435 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Corallodendron vespertilio (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Erythrina vespertilio Benth. var. vespertilio legitimate taxonomic synonym: Erythrina biloba F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Erythrina vespertilio var. biloba (F.Muell.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Erythrina vespertilio var. typica Domin nom. inval.

Crisp, M.D. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Papilionaceae (Fabaceae) - most genera. Flora of Central Australia: 170, Fig. 192 [secondary reference]

common name: yulbah [n/a] common name: Bean tree [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 121 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Erythrina vespertilio var. typica Domin nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Erythrina vespertilio var. biloba (F.Muell.) Domin legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 319-320, Fig. 53F [secondary reference]

common name: Bat's Wing Coral Tree [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 94 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 34 [secondary reference]

Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 157-158 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Bat's Wing Coral Tree [n/a] common name: Grey Corkwood [n/a]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Erythrina. Flora of New South Wales 2: 414, pl. 28 [secondary reference]

common name: Bat's Wing Coral Tree [n/a]

Nicholson, N. & Nicholson, H. (1991), Australian Rainforest Plants: In the Forest and in the Garden 3: 26 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Papilionaceae (Fabaceae). Flora of the Kimberley Region: 398-399, Fig. 120B [secondary reference]

common name: Bat's wing Coral tree [n/a]

Christophel, D.C. & Hyland, B.P.M. in Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Leaf Atlas of Australian Tropical Rain Forest Trees. Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system: 7, 31, 113, pl. 51(a), Code 982 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 111, 119, 161, Code 982 [secondary reference]

common name: Grey Corkwood [n/a] common name: Corkwood [n/a] common name: Batswing Coral Tree [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 156, Code 982 [secondary reference]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Cork Tree [n/a] common name: Yulbah [n/a] common name: Grey Corkwood [n/a] common name: Corkwood [n/a] common name: Brake block Pine [n/a] common name: Bean Tree [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 305 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 78-79, Fig. 23 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Erythrina variegata var. orientalis (L.) Merr. legitimate by Merrill, E.D. (1 November 1917), An Interpretation of Rumphius's Herbarium Amboinense: 276 common name: Bat's Wing Coral Tree [n/a]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 155 [secondary reference]

common name: Bat-wing Coral Tree [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 67 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Erythrina. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 585 [secondary reference]

common name: Bat's Wing Coral Tree [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 982 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 210-211 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Erythrina variegata var. orientalis (L.) Merr. legitimate common name: Coral Tree [n/a] common name: Corkwood [n/a] common name: Bat's Wing Coral Tree [n/a]

Bean, A.R. (18 December 2008), A taxonomic revision of Eryrthrina L. (Fabaceae: Faboideae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 7(4): 648 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Corallodendron vespertilio (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate common name: Bat's wing coral tree [n/a]

• APC Comment: Subspecific rank not recognised in NSW.
• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Erythrina numerosa A.R.Bean legitimate by Nicholson, N. & Nicholson, H. (1991), Australian Rainforest Plants: In the Forest and in the Garden 3: 26

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