Thanks, Pal. I'm off and running on google.
Shelora


David Wright > wrote in message >. ..
> On 5 Jan 2004 09:54:25 -0800, (Shelora)
> wrote:
>
> >Hello again,
> > On my recent trip to Mexico we explored the Mixteca Alta region of
> >Oaxaca and were lucky to eat a dish made with the beautiful red flower
> >known as Colorin or Tzompantle. ...
> >Does anyone know the latin name of the tree or any other info?
> >Thanks,
> >Shelora
>
> Shelora,
>
> I had fun googling for this. My first find was a hit to one of my
> favorite Mexican cooking sites:
> http://tinyurl.com/36mtk
>
> Then I played some more and came up with its scientific name,
> _Erythrina americana_ (the Erythr- part means red -- as in
> erythrocyte.)
>
> Anyway, do a Google search on the scientific name, both web and image,
> and you may learn more than any of us might want to know! ;-)
>
> Thanks for the opportunity to learn about something I'd never heard
> of.
>
> David