History
The genus Erythrina was established by Linnaeus in 1753 in his book, Species Plantarum. The name means "red", a reference to the flower color of some of the well-known species.
In 1786, in his book Encyclopédie Méthodique: Botanique, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck originated the name Erythrina monosperma for a Leguminous tree from India and Southeast Asia. That tree has been known as Butea monosperma ever since William Roxburgh created the genus Butea in 1795.
Unaware of Lamarck's name, Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré created the name Erythrina monosperma for the Hawaiian Erythrina in 1830 in his book Voyage of the Uranus.
In 1841, William Jackson Hooker and George Arnott used Gaudichaud's name in their book, The Botany of Captain Beechey's Voyage.
Gaudichaud's name, Erythrina monosperma, was used by most of those who described the Hawaiian species of Erythrina thruout the nineteenth century, including William Hillebrand.
In 1932, Otto Degener created the name Erythrina sandwicensis to replace Erythrina monosperma. He stated no reason for the name change. He presented a more complete synonymy than the one given here. Erythrina sandwicensis is the name that has been used since 1932.
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