Delonix regia
COMMON NAME | Royal Poinciana or
Flamboyant Tree |
TYPE | Tree |
FAMILY | Fabaceae |
NOTES | Typically grows to
30-40' tall with a broad-spreading, flat-topped, umbrella-like crown. Crowns
of mature trees often spread to 60-70' wide. This tree is noted for featuring
a superb ornamental display of showy scarlet flowers and compound mimosa-like
leaves. Flowering typically occurs from late spring into summer. Flowers give
way to flattened bean-like fruit pods (each to 24" long). Common name of
royal poinciana honors M. de Poinci, 17th century governor of the French West
Indies. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Endemic to Madagascar |
NATIVE HABITAT | Dry forest especially
on limestone at elevations from sea level up to about 3200 feet. |
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