Scientific name: | Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf. | |
Synonym name: | Poinciana regia Bojer ex Hook. | |
Common name: | Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant,Flametree, | |
Hebrew name: | צאלון נאה | |
Family: | Fabaceae, קטניות |
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Life form: | Deciduous tree | |
Stems: | 9-12 m tall; smooth, light-brown bark | |
Leaves: | Alternate, compound, bipinnate, oblong, entire margin | |
Inflorescence: | Corymbs 15-30 cm long, borne laterally near the end of the twig, each with loosely arranged, slightly fragrant flowers | |
Flowers: | 4 Scarlet or orange-red petals, up to 8 cm long, and a fifth upright petal called the standard, which is slightly larger and spotted with yellow and white | |
Fruits / pods: | Seed pods, elongated, dark brown; up to 60 cm long, 5 cm wide | |
Flowering Period: | April, May | |
Origin: | Madagascar |
Derivation of the botanical name: Delonix, delos, "evident"; onux, "a claw"; a reference to the form of the petals. regia, regius, "royal".Regal, of or belonging to a king. Poinciana, in honour of M. de Poinci, 17th Century Governor of the Antilles, from where the plant was first brought.
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