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Delonix regia (Hook.)Raf.

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HIGHER TAXON: Caesalpinieae

GENUS: Delonix Raf.

Delonix regia (Hook.)Raf. [Preferred name]
    Delonix regia var. flavida Stehle {Synonym}
    Delonix regia var. genuina Stehle {Synonym}
    Poinciana regia Hook. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Alamboronala [3402]; Fannou [3052, 3402]; Flamboyan [1661]; Flamboyant [106, 261, 1056, 1935, 1941, 2002, 2023, 2153, 2266, 2825, 2968, 3402]; Flamboyant Tree [1902]; Flamboyante [2264]; Flame Of The Forest [11]; Flame Tree [106, 261, 1902, 1935, 1941, 2002, 2023, 2264, 2968]; Flanbwayan [3058]; Framboyan [1470]; Gulmohar [3030]; Hintsakinsa [3402]; Hitsakitsana [3402]; Kitsakitsabe [3402]; Mal-mara [4751]; Mayaram [4751]; Mille Fleurs [3052]; Ohai [2265]; Pine [2266]; Poinciana [453, 1056, 2264]; Poo-vahai [4751]; Royal Poinciana [1902, 2023, 2153]; Sarongadra [3402]; Sekoula [2264]; Tabachin [1470]; Tabachin Rojo [1470]; Tanahou [3402]; Tsiombivositra [3402]; Voulatzana [3052]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Angola (I) [110]; Burundi (I) [8]; Cameroon (I) [8]; Chad (I) [64]; Djibouti (I) [1765]; Egypt (I) [8]; Ethiopia (I) [24]; Ghana (I) [8]; Guinea (I) [2214]; Kenya (I) [106]; Libya (I) [141]; Mali (I) [8]; Mozambique (I) [8]; Niger (I) [78]; Somalia (I) [8]; South Africa (I) [107]; Tanzania (I) [106]; Togo (I) [8]; Uganda (I) [106]; Zaire (I) [113]; Zambia (I) [28]; Zimbabwe (I) [8]
  Asia
Bangladesh (I) [3383]; Bhutan (I) [1947]; Brunei (I) [3939]; Cambodia (I) [1935]; China (I) [3404]; Fujian [3403]; Guangdong [3403]; Guangxi [3403]; Yunnan [3403]; India (I) [1914, 3017, 3020, 3027, 3028, 3037, 3042, 3092, 3094, 3099, 3366, 3371, 3372, 3373, 3374, 3375, 3377, 3384, 3387]; Andhra Pradesh [3384]; Arunachal Pradesh [3366]; Assam [3366]; Bihar [3371]; Delhi [3372]; Goa [3094]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3373]; Himachal Pradesh [3366]; Jammu-Kashmir [3366]; Karnataka [3020]; Kerala [3374]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3099]; Manipur [3366]; Meghalaya [3042]; Mizoram [3366]; Nagaland [3366]; Orissa [3366]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3377]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [3366]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3092]; Uttar Pradesh [3387]; West Bengal [3037]; Yanan [3366]; Indonesia (I) [1969, 3898]; Iran (I) [1939]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Laos (I) [1935]; Malaysia (I) [1948, 3011]; Myanmar (I) [3366]; Nepal (I) [2898, 3369]; Pakistan (I) [2021]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [3011]; Philippines (I) [1979, 3963]; Ryukyu Is (N) [2825]; Singapore (I) [3011]; Sri Lanka (I) [2023]; Taiwan (I) [1929, 2902, 3404]; Thailand (I) [1935]; Vietnam (I) [1935]
  Australasia
Australia (I) [1880]; Papua New Guinea (I) [261]
  Caribbean
Bahamas (I) [2153]; Cayman Is (I) [453]; Dominican Republic (I) [2157]; Haiti (I) [2157]; Jamaica (I) [1056]
  Central America
Belize (I) [1242]; Costa Rica (I) [1367, 1658]; El Salvador (I) [2156]; Guatemala (I) [1645]; Mexico(North & Central) (I) [1470]; Mexico(South East) (I) [1117, 1188, 1637]; Nicaragua (I) [1614]; Panama (I) [1224, 1606]
  Indian Ocean
Aldabra (I) [1941, 3055]; Amirantes Group [1941]; Coetivy I [1941]; Andaman Is (I) [3389]; Christmas I (I) [3920]; Comoro Is (I) [3054, 4747]; Anjouan I [4747]; Madagascar (N) [106, 261, 1935, 3055, 3402]; Maldives (I) [3062, 3390, 3617]; Mauritius (I) [1915, 3067]; Agalega I [3067]; Mayotte (I) [3054, 4747]; Nicobar Is (I) [3366]; Reunion (I) [1915]; Rodrigues (I) [1915]; Seychelles (I) [1941]
  Middle East
Oman (I) [1939]
  North America
United States (I) [1431, 1542, 1614]
  Pacific Ocean
Cook Is (I) [2265]; Fiji (I) [2264]; Gilbert Is (I) [2235]; Hawaii (I) [1949]; Marshall Is (I) [2235]; Nauru (I) [2235]; Niue (I) [2266]; Northern Marianas (I) [2235]; Society Is (I) [2968]; Solomon Is (I) [261]; Tonga (I) [2265]
  South America
Argentina (I) [1114]; Brazil (I) [1414]; Colombia (I) [1292]; French Guiana (I) [1408]; Paraguay (I) [1114]; Peru (I) [1114]; Venezuela (I) [1661]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [106];

  Indian Ocean
    West Malagasy forest. [33];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [3, 113, 141, 261, 1409, 1470, 1790, 1915, 1917, 1929, 1935, 1941, 1947, 2002, 2021, 2023, 2153, 2157, 2825, 3001, 3055, 3402, 3403, 3404, 3898, 3920] ; Illustration [3, 141, 261, 1409, 1430, 1790, 1915, 1917, 1929, 2153, 2157, 2825, 3001, 3069, 3402]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] [1941] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Vulnerable [3402] ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-04 Seneviratne GI (Sinhala & Tamil Names), 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Tree [261] [1941] [3402] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [1941] [3402] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan) Ohashi H, 1999-

  
USES:
  Environmental [106, 1935, 1941, 2021, 2023, 2264, 2266, 2825, 2968, 3402, 3920]; Food and Drink [3030]; Miscellaneous [3030]

  
NOTES:
  Cultivated thruoghout the tropics for the beauty and abundance of the large [1935]
  red or, (rarely) orange or yellow, flowers. [1935]
  One of the most common ornamental trees in Thailand. [2002]
  Native of Madagascar. [2832]
  Native of Madagascar; cultivated in tropical countries and the Middle East. [261]
  By sight only on Fregate (Mahe Group). [3058]

  
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