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Erythrina vespertilio Benth.
Bat's Wing Coral Tree
A tree from across the north of Australia. It is often found in vine thickets.The name is derived from the strange shaped leaves,which supposedly resemble a bat's wing.This species was collected by Banks and Solander at Cooktown in 1770.

	*Erythrina vespertilio*	*Erythrina vespertilio*

	Description:Flowers	Description:Flowers and leaves
	Location:Emerald Creek, North Queensland	Location:Emerald Creek, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:17°03.178S, 145°32.483E	GPS coordinates:17°03.178S, 145°32.483E
	Date of photo:30 October 2011	Date of photo:30 October 2011
	Field No.:U263	Field No.:U263

	*Erythrina vespertilio*	*Erythrina vespertilio*

	Description:Leaves	Description:Flowers
	Location:Emerald Creek, North Queensland	Location:Emerald Creek, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:17°03.178S, 145°32.483E	GPS coordinates:17°03.178S, 145°32.483E
	Date of photo:30 October 2011	Date of photo:30 October 2011
	Field No.:U263	Field No.:U263

	*Erythrina vespertilio*	*Erythrina vespertilio*

	Description:Plant	Description:Brown Honeyeater on tree
	Location:Wolfram Camp, North Queensland	Location:Emerald Creek, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:17°04.687S, 144°57.974E	GPS coordinates:17°03.178S, 145°32.483E
	Date of photo:13 June 2010	Date of photo:30 October 2011
	Field No.:696C	Field No.:U263

	*Erythrina vespertilio*	*Erythrina vespertilio*

	Description:Flowers	Description:Flowers
	Location:Torrens Creek, North Queensland	Location:Torrens Creek, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:21°22.4990S, 145°02.8410E	GPS coordinates:21°22.4990S, 145°02.8410E
	Date of photo:30 October 2018	Date of photo:30 October 2018
	Field No.:7611	Field No.:7611

	*Erythrina vespertilio*	*Erythrina vespertilio*

	Description:Flowering tree	Description:Plant in roadside habitat
	Location:Torrens Creek, North Queensland	Location:Torrens Creek, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:21°22.4990S, 145°02.8410E	GPS coordinates:21°22.4990S, 145°02.8410E
	Date of photo:30 October 2018	Date of photo:30 October 2018
	Field No.:7611	Field No.:7611

References (accessed 4 November 2018):

http://anpsa.org.au/e-ves.html

http://keys.trin.org.au:8080/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Erythrina_vespertilio.htm

https://www.jcu.edu.au/discover-nature-at-jcu/plants/plants-by-scientific-name2/erythrina-vespertilio

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