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Delonix regia

(Flamboyant)

Overview

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Small to mid-sized tree from Madagascar, with a flat to umbrella-shaped canopy and brilliant, orange-red flowers.

Vulnerable

Threat status

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Arabic:

Zahr El Gannah

Common Names in English:

Flamboyant, Fannou, Flamboy, Flamboyant Tree, Flamboyante, Flamboy n, Flame of the Forest, Flame Tree, Flametree, Flanbwayan, Framboy, Framboy n, Gold Mohar, Mille Fleurs, Ohai, Peacock Flower, Peacock-Flower, Pine, Poinciana, Royal Poinciana, Sekoula, Tabach, Voulatzana

Common Names in French:

Flamboyan

Common Names in Hawaiian:

Gulmohar

Common Names in Malagasy:

Alamboronala, Hintsakinsa, Hitsakitsana, Kitsakitsabe, Sarongadra, Tanahou, Tsiombivositra

Common Names in Portuguese:

Flamboiã

Common Names in Sinhalese:

Mal-Mara

Common Names in Spanish:

árbol De Fuego, Flamboyán

Common Names in Tamil:

Mayaram, Poo-Vahai

Common Names in Thai:

หางนกยูงฝรั่ง

Common Names in Turkish:

Cennet A

Description

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Subfamily Caesalpinioideae

Mostly trees or shrubs . Leaves mostly pinnate, sometimes bipinnate, rarely apparently simple . Corolla usually showy, zygomorphic, the petals imbricate, posterior (upper or banner ) petal innermost in bud. Stamens 10 or fewer, distinct , usually not showy, some commonly reduced to staminodes. Pollen released in monads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) usually lacking. [Carr]

Physical Description

Habit: TreeGrowth Form: Single StemShape and Orientation: Semi-Erect

Flowers: Bloom Period: SpringFlower Color: Orange • Flower Conspicuous: Yes

Seeds: Seed per Pound: 900 • Seed Spread Rate: Moderate • Fruit/Seed Abundance: High • Fruit/Seed Color: Black • Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: Yes • Cold Stratification Required: No

Foliage: Foliage Color: Green • Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense • Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous • Foliage Texture: Fine • Fall Conspicuous: Yes • Leaf Retention: No

Size/Age/Growth

Active Growth Period: Year RoundGrowth Rate: Rapid • Mature Height (feet): 50.0 • Maximum Height at 20 Years (feet): 50 • Size: 20-30' tall. • Vegetative Spread Rate: Slow • Lifespan: Lifespan

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: PerennialCoppice Potential: No • Progagated by Bulbs: No • Propagated by Bare Root: No • Propagated by Container: Yes • Propagated by Corms: No • Propagated by Cuttings: No • Propagated by Seed: Yes • Propagated by Sod: No • Propagated by Sprigs: No • Propagated by Tubers: No • Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Year RoundFruit/Seed Period End: Year RoundFruit/Seed Persistence: No

Growth

Culture: Space 12-15' apart.

Soil: Adapted to Medium Textured: Adapted to Medium Textured Soils • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: No • Anaerobic Tolerance: Low • Salinity Tolerance: Medium • CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium • Minimum pH: 4.0 • Maximum pH: 7.0 • Fertility Requirement: Low

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun . • Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Moisture: Drought Tolerance: Medium • Minimum Precipitation: 40 • Maximum Precipitation: 100 • Moisture Use: Medium

Temperature: Minimum Temperature (F): 31 • Minimum Frost Free Days: 365 • Cold Hardiness: 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Delonix regiaDelonix regia (Bojer Ex Hook.) Raf. • Delonix regia (Hook.) Raf. • Delonix regia var. flavida Stehle • Delonix regia var. genuina Stehle • Poinciana regiaPoinciana regia Hook.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Climbing : Not climbing, Conservation Status: Vulnerable, Conservation Status: Not Threatened, Habit: Tree , Lifespan: Perennial

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Delonix

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 9 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

D. baccal (Poinciana) · D. decaryi (Flamboyant Tree) · D. elata (White Gul Mohur) · D. floribunda (Poinciana) · D. leucantha (Poinciana) · D. pumila (Poinciana) · D. regia (Flamboyant) · D. regia 'Kampong Yellow' (Flamboyant Tree) · D. regia 'Smathers Gold' (Royal Poinciana)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

Identifiers

Last Revised: 7/15/2012