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Flamboyant tree, Royal Poinciana Espanol: flamboyán

Delonix regia

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Field Notes

Description:

It's leafs look similar to the leafs of a tamarind tree. I have seen this same tree with red flowers.

Sea level
Temp: 86 degrees farenheit

Habitat:

Tropics

Saw it in miami, fl and in the Colombian northern coast

Notes:

Common name: Royal ponsiana or flamboyant tree

Espanol: flamboyán

Usos: hacer maracas
Alimentar ganado (colombia)

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Comments (3)
Scott Frazier
Oh, the second photo would be the better lead photo :-)
Scott Frazier
Yes this looks like a flamboyant tree as Tabris suggests. See mine here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/13085083 and here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/37798031 and as a bystander here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/61916043
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PublishedMarch 2, 2014

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