Family: Fabaceae

Genus: Delonix

Species: decaryi

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000890

English name: Bottle tree

Native: Madagascar

Country: Madagascar

(PGR): Very rare

Deciduous tree grow up to 3-10 m high leaves compound 2-3 pairs of pinnae, leaflets narrowly oblong, glabrous,  matt above, paler below flowerwhite, fragrant, showy flowers up to 7,5 wide with long red stamens The 4 petals become yellowish or apricot as they age The inflorescences are axillary racemes, combined into corymbs held above the foliage fruit dark brown, long, slender and compressed legumes

Ornamental. Hedges. Medicine. food. charcoal. A resin obtained from the plant is used as glue for sealing canoes. woody seedpods that are used locally for fuel. 

Poinciana decaryi RVig

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Texture: Chalk Loam Sandy

Fertility: High

Drainage: Moderately well drained

Topography: Desert

Salinity: Low

Water Sources: Moderate Water

Climates: Subtropics

Lights: Full sun

Propagation: Seeds

Flowering time: Spring

Zone: 9 : 11

pH range: 5.6-6.5

Status: G3 - Vulnerable

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Deciduous (tree)

Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated

Collecting Sources: Botanical garden

Plant Uses: Charcoal Hedge Medicinal Ornamental

Plant Populations density: Very Rare

Vegetation types: Deciduous

pH: Acid Mild acid