Mazhar Botanic Garden

Delonix regia (Boj. Ex Hook.) Raf

Royal Poinciana Flamboyant Flame of the Forest

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Delonix
Species: regia
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000223
English name: Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant, Flame of the Forest
Arabic name: بوانسيانا
Native: Madagascar
Country: Madagascar
(PGR): Very common

Deciduous tree grown up to 10-18 m tall leaves bipinnate flowers scarlet or orange- red petals fruits pods

•ornamental flowering tree. Shade tree. Street tree. Medicines. Timber. Fuel and beads. used to stabilize and enrich the soil. It is grown on eroded sites for erosion control, and for soil rehabilitation and improvement through atmospheric nitrogen fixation

Poinciana regia Hook

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Early summer
Zone: 10

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