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Plant Name
Scientific Name: Delonix regia
Synonym: Poinciana regia
Common Names: Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant, Flame Tree
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial, Deciduous to semi-evergreen
Growth Habit: Tree
Flower Color: Red (most common), Orange, Yellow
Flowering Season: Summer
Description: The flowers are clustered above the leaves and are so
numerous that they almost cover the tree and create a spectacular floral
display. The individual flowers have 5 crinkled, spoon-shaped petals, 5
small, colorful sepals that are yellow outside and red inside, and 10
stamens. Although it is usually curled up and appears red, the top
banner petal is yellow and white above. The flowers are followed by flat,
up to 28 inch (70 cm) long, hard, woody, brown to blackish bean pods
with large seeds. The leaves are green, feathery, alternate, and
bipinnate with paired leaflets. The bark is smooth and grayish brown.
The trees have a very broad crown and grow to be much wider than
they are tall.
The beautiful Royal Poinciana is a common landscaping tree, and it has
also become naturalized in a few dry to mesic (moderately wet)
disturbed areas at lower elevations.
Scientific Name: Delonix regia
Synonym: Poinciana regia
Common Names: Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant, Flame Tree
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial, Deciduous to semi-evergreen
Growth Habit: Tree
Flower Color: Red (most common), Orange, Yellow
Flowering Season: Summer
Description: The flowers are clustered above the leaves and are so
numerous that they almost cover the tree and create a spectacular floral
display. The individual flowers have 5 crinkled, spoon-shaped petals, 5
small, colorful sepals that are yellow outside and red inside, and 10
stamens. Although it is usually curled up and appears red, the top
banner petal is yellow and white above. The flowers are followed by flat,
up to 28 inch (70 cm) long, hard, woody, brown to blackish bean pods
with large seeds. The leaves are green, feathery, alternate, and
bipinnate with paired leaflets. The bark is smooth and grayish brown.
The trees have a very broad crown and grow to be much wider than
they are tall.
The beautiful Royal Poinciana is a common landscaping tree, and it has
also become naturalized in a few dry to mesic (moderately wet)
disturbed areas at lower elevations.
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus: Delonix Raf. – delonix
Species: Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf. – royal poinciana
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus: Delonix Raf. – delonix
Species: Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf. – royal poinciana
*** THIS TREE IS SUITABLE FOR BONSAI !!! ***
Flamboyant Tree Information
