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1. Small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds
   - Transvaal kafferboom, Erythrina lysistemon
    
2. Small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles
   - Cape kafferboom, Erythrina caffra

Derived forms: kaffir booms

Type of: coral tree, erythrina

Encyclopedia: Kaffir boom