This native tree is commonly known as bat's wing coral tree.
Erythrina vespertilio subsp. vespertilio is described as a "dicot" in the Leguminosae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 18 Fraser Coast localities: Bauple, Boompa, Burrum Heads, Dundowran Beach, Gigoomgan, Glenwood, Howard, Kanigan, Magnolia, Malarga, Paterson, Point Vernon, River Heads, St Mary, Tandora, Tiaro, Torquay, Yerra.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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