Royal poinciana
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q238486
Library of congress:
sh2004003333
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 2004002419: Lázaro León, Georgina. El flamboyán amarillo, 2004.
- Botanica, 1999(Delonix regia, poinciana, royal poinciana, flamboyant tree, flame of the forest)
- Griffiths, M. Index of garden plants, 1994(Delonix regia, flamboyant, peacock flower, flame tree, royal poinciana)
- ITIS search, Mar. 12, 204(Delonix regia, synonym: Poinciana regia, common name: royal poinciana)
- USDA PLANTS database, Mar. 12, 2004(Delonix regia, royal poinciana)
- SPN(Delonix regia, Caesalpinia regia, Poinciana regia, Flamboyant tree (Royal poinciana))
- Web. 3(royal poinciana: showy tropical tree (Delonix regia, syn. Poinciana regia) native to Madagascar but now widely planted; called also flamboyant, flame tree, peacock flower)
- Tropilab via WWW, Apr. 7, 2004(Delonix regia - Royal poinciana, synonym: Caesalpinia regia, common name: flamboyant, royal poinciana, flame tree, peacock flower, flamboyan)
- Britannica Micro.(royal poinciana, also called flamboyant tree or peacock tree (species Delonix regia))
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Wikipedia description:
Delonix regia is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae native to Madagascar. It is noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of orange-red flowers over summer. In many tropical parts of the world it is grown as an ornamental tree. It is a non-nodulating legume. Although its country of origin was unknown, it had been in widespread cultivation for centuries. Finally, in 1932, a natural colony was discovered on the west coast of Madagascar by J. Leandri.
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