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Taxon:  Delonix regia (Bojer) Raf.



Summary
Genus:
Delonix
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Caesalpinieae
Nomen number:
13400
Place of publication:
Fl. tellur. 2:92. 1837
Verified:
06/17/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Poinciana regia Bojer

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Reference(s)
  1. Allen, O. N. & E. K. Allen. 1936. Plants in the sub-family Caesalpinioideae observed to be lacking nodules. Soil Sci. 42:87-91.
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
  3. Du Puy, D. J. et al. 1995. A revision of Phylloxylon (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae: Indigofereae). Kew Bull. 50:466.
  4. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
  5. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  6. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
  7. Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
  8. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  9. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  10. Isely, D. 1975. Leguminosae of the United States: II. Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(2):151.
  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  12. Lim, G. & H. L. Ng. 1977. Root nodules of some tropical legumes in Singapore. Pl. & Soil 46:317-327.
  13. Matthew, K. M. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic. 1983
  14. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  15. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
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Common names
English
flamboyant –
flame-of-the-forest –
flametree –
peacock-flower –
royal poinciana –
Portuguese (Brazil)
flamboiã –
Spanish
árbol de fuego –
flamboyán –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  
2Cultivated     
Native
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Du Puy, D. J. et al. 1995. A revision of Phylloxylon (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae: Indigofereae). Kew Bull. 50:466.
Materialsbeads Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=13400. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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