Erythrina ( Trees , shrubs , legumes , Panamá ) Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 67 ( 3 ) : 686-697 . ORTON 151. ... Erythrina alkaloids I. The alkaloids of the flowers and seeds of Erythrina variegata .

Seeds are used as fish poison in Central America . Seeds contain three alkaoids viz . , erythraline , erythramine and erythratine . In Guatemala the flowers serve as vegetable and there is belief that they are conducive to sleep . 4.