Delonix regia

• Botanical Name : Delonix regia (Hook.) Raf.

• The generic name is derived from two Greek words delos meaning 'Evident' and onux 'A Claw', in allusion to the shape of the petals. Regia in latin means 'Royal'.

• Synonyms : Poinciana regia Hook.
• Common Name : Gulmohar, Flame Tree, Royal Poinciana, Peacock Flower
• Plant Family : Caesalpiniaceae
• Plant Form : Tree
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 2, 4-6, 8, 11-15, 19, 21-24, 26, 27, 29
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park, Van Chetana Kendra

About Delonix regia Plant :

• Habit : Tall, deciduous trees with grey to pale-brown bark.
• Leaves : Pinnae 8-20 pairs, leaflets 12-30 pairs, oblong, glabrous or nearly so.
• Inflorescence : Racemes
• Flower : Flowers in terminal, simple or branched racemes.
• Fruit :
  • Pods broadly linear, woody, dark-brown or reddish-brown, flat, beaked.
  • Seeds oblong, glabrous, smooth, white or creamy-white, mottled brown.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : March-August
• Significance :
  • The tree is mainly preferred for cultivation mainly on account of profusion of bright flowers.
  • The bark is used as a febrifuge.
  • The tree yields a gum, which is used medicinally.