Scientific Name :
Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf.
Synonym :
Caesalpinia regia (Bojer ex Hook.) D.Dietr.
Poinciana regia Bojer ex Hook.
Common Name : Gulmohar, Flame tree, Peacock flower
Plant Family : Leguminosae – Caesalpiniaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : April to August
Flower Colour : Orange yellowish
Description : Height: Upto 20 m
Stem: Rough,easily breakable
Leaves: Bipinnate, pinnae 8 to 20 pairs, leaflets 20 to 40, leaflets oblong and overlapping, leaf rachis pulvinous
Flowers: Showy, orange
Inflorescence: Racemes
Fruits: Pod, flat,woody, dehiscent
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : HN, CH, JM, VT, TL
Distribution Range : Tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar
Uses : Essential oil obtained from plant leaf has fungicide properties.
Tree planted in compounds and tea plantations due to excellent foliage cover
