Delonix regia (Hook.)Raf.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Delonix Raf.
Tribe: Caesalpinieae
References: [106][453][1056][1409][1430][1470][1606][1614][1915][1941][2264][2825]

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Other names:

• Poinciana regia Hook. [Synonym] [1606][3055][2825][2264][1915][1645][1056][1470][1460][1430][1414][1409][1408]
  

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Common Names:

• Fannou [3052]
  
• Flamboy n [1661]
  
• Flamboyant [1056] [1941] [2153] [2266] [2825] [2968] [106]
  
• Flamboyant Tree [1902]
  
• Flamboyante [2264]
  
• Flame of the Forest [11]
  
• Flame Tree [2264] [106] [2968] [1941] [1902]
  
• Flanbwayan [3058]
  
• Framboy n [1470]
  
• Mille Fleurs [3052]
  
• Ohai [2265]
  
• Pine [2266]
  
• Poinciana [1056] [2264] [453]
  
• Royal Poinciana [1902] [2153]
  
• Sekoula [2264]
  
• Tabach¡n [1470]
  
• Tabach¡n Rojo [1470]
  
• Voulatzana [3052]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
  • 1999-05 Heald J
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [1941] [2264] [2266] [2825] [2968] [106]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [1765] [2214]
  • Angola-ISO [110]
  • Burundi [8]
  • Cameroon [8]
  • Chad [64]
  • Djibouti [1765]
  • Egypt [8]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Ghana [8]
  • Guinea [2214]
  • Kenya [106]
  • Libya [141]
  • Mali [8]
  • Mozambique [8]
  • Niger [78]
  • Somalia [8]
  • South Africa [107]
  • Tanzania [106]
  • Togo [8]
  • Uganda [106]
  • Zaire [113]
  • Zambia [28]
  • Zimbabwe [8]

• Asia [1914] [1929] [1935] [1939] [1947] [1948] [1969] [1979] [2021] [2023] [2085] [2825] [2902] [2904]
  • Bhutan [1947]
  • Cambodia [1935]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1969]
  • Iran [1939]
  • Laos [1935]
  • Malaysia-ISO [1948]
  • Pakistan [2021]
  • Philippines [1979]
  • Ryukyu Is [2825]
  • Sri Lanka [2023]
  • Taiwan [1929] [2902]
  • Thailand [1935]
  • Vietnam [1935]

• Australasia [261] [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • New South Wales
    • Queensland
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Caribbean [453] [1056] [1409] [1430] [1606] [1614] [2153] [2157]
  • Bahamas [2153]
  • Cayman Is [453]
  • Dominican Republic [2157]
  • Haiti [2157]
  • Jamaica [1056]

• Central America [1117] [1188] [1470] [1637] [2156]
  • Belize [1242]
  • Costa Rica [1367] [1658]
  • El Salvador [2156]
  • Guatemala [1645]
  • Honduras
  • Mexico(North & Central) [1470]
  • Mexico(South East) [1117] [1188] [1637]
  • Nicaragua [1614]
  • Panama [1224] [1606]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [1941] [3054] [3055] [3062] [3067]
  • Aldabra [1941] [3055]
  • Comoro Is [3054]
  • Madagascar [106] [3055]
  • Maldives [3062]
  • Mauritius [1915] [3067]
  • Mayotte [3054]
  • Reunion [1915]
  • Rodrigues [1915]
  • Seychelles [1941]

• Middle East [1939]
  • Oman [1939]

• North America
  • United States [1431] [1542] [1614]

• Pacific Ocean [261] [1949] [2235] [2264] [2265] [2266] [2968]
  • Cook Is [2265]
  • Fiji [2264]
  • Gilbert Is [2235]
  • Hawaii [1949]
  • Marshall Is [2235]
  • Nauru [2235]
  • Niue [2266]
  • Northern Marianas [2235]
  • Society Is [2968]
  • Solomon Is [261]
  • Tonga [2265]

• South America
  • Argentina [1114]
  • Brazil [1414]
  • Colombia [1292]
  • French Guiana [1408]
  • Paraguay [1114]
  • Peru [1114]
  • Venezuela [1661]

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Notes:

• One of the most widely cultivated ornamental trees in the tropics.
  
• Endangered in its native Malagasy habitat [2268]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:51:16