Erythrina lysistemon is a species of deciduous tree in the pea family, Fabaceae.

Common names include common coral-tree, lucky bean tree, umsintsi (Xhosa), muvhale (Venda), mophete (Tswana), koraalboom of kanniedood (Afrikaans), mokhungwane (Sotho) and mutiti (Shona).

It is regularly cultivated as a tree for gardens and parks.

Common coral tree reaches 30 to 40 ft (9.1 to 12.2 m) in height, with smooth grayish bark, not corky; hooked prickles scattered on trunk and branches; leaves with 3 leaflets, up to 7 in (18 cm) long, petiole and midrib prickly.

The lovely scarlet red flowers are borne in dense racemes in spring before leaves and attract numerous birds and insects to the garden.