Delonix regia

Delonix regia

Delonix regia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Caesalpinieae
Genus: Delonix
Species: Delonix regia

Name

Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf. (1837)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Poinciana regia Bojer ex Hook., Bot. Mag. 56: pl. 2884. 1829.
• Homotypic
  • Caesalpinia regia (Bojer ex Hook.) D.Dietr., Syn. Pl. (D.Dietrich) 2: 1495. 1840.
  • Delonix regia var. genuina Stehlé, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris), ser. 2. 18: 186. 1946, nom. inadmiss.
• Heterotypic
  • Delonix regia var. flavida Stehlé, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris), ser. 2. 18: 186. 1946.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rafinesque, C.S. 1837 ["1836"]. Flora Telluriana. Pars Tertia. 100 pp. Philadelphia, H. Probasco. BHL Reference page. : 2: 92.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Delonix regia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Delonix regia. Published online. Accessed: Jul 18 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Delonix regia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Delonix regia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jul 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Delonix regia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

bamanankan: Tùbàbùnɛrɛ
বাংলা: কৃষ্ণচূড়া, গুলমোহর
Deutsch: Flammenbaum
English: Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant tree
español: Flamboyan
suomi: Liekkipuu
français: Flamboyant
हिन्दी: गुलमोहर
magyar: Tűzvirágfa, lángfa
Bahasa Melayu: Pokok Semarak Api
polski: Wianowłostka królewska
português: Flamboiaiã
ไทย: หางนกยูงฝรั่ง, ยูงทอง

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