cockspur coral tree
erythrina crista-galli latin

In English it is often known as the Cockspur Coral Tree.

Its banks are densely populated by trees, including the ceibo (Cockspur coral tree), whose flower is Argentina's national flower.

Cockspur Coral Tree (E. crista-galli) is the national flower of Argentina and Uruguay.

The project was named "Ceibal" like the typical Uruguayan tree and flower called "ceibo", known in English as Cockspur coral tree.

Erythrina crista-galli - Cockspur Coral Tree, ceibo, seíbo, bucaré (Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay)

Small groves of cultivated trees (Babylon willow, eucalyptus, pine, cypress, acacia, poplar and platanus) and native trees (Cockspur coral tree and araucaria angustifolia) are also found.

In Brazil, 'pelota' can refer to a leather raft, and the name of the city comes from the boats made of cockspur coral tree covered with animal skins, used to cross rivers in ranching times.

Leaflets 5-10 cm long, generally ovate-elliptic as in Erythrina crista-galli and occasionally with a single prickle.

The national flower of Argentina is the flower of the ceibo tree, also known as seibo or bucaré (Erythrina crista-galli)