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Delonix
Delonix is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains trees that are native to Madagascar and East Africa. By far the best known species is the Royal Poinciana (D. regia).
The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words δηλος (delos), meaning "evident," and ονυξ (onyx), meaning "claw," referring to the petals. The common name, poinciana, comes from a former genus of the same name in which the members of the current genus Delonix were classified along with plants now placed in the genus Caesalpinia.
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Flamboyant
speciesDelonix regia
White Gulmohar
speciesDelonix elata
Delonix decaryi
speciesDelonix decaryi
Delonix floribunda
speciesDelonix floribunda
Delonix boiviniana
speciesDelonix boiviniana
Delonix pumila
speciesDelonix pumila
Tara
speciesDelonix edulis
Delonix velutina
speciesDelonix velutina
Delonix leucantha
speciesDelonix leucantha
Delonix baccal
speciesDelonix baccal
Delonix brachycarpa
speciesDelonix brachycarpa
Delonix tomentosa
speciesDelonix tomentosa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 62852.