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Flamboyant Tree

Delonix regia

Photo by Mel11
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Field Notes

Description:

Can grow very large up to 15m but most are smaller. Well known and has different names in different places, Flame of the Forest being one. Wide crown shaped like an umbrella. Leaves are bipinnately divided. Large red flowers have petioles.

Habitat:

Originally from Madagascar. Originally ornamental, it is now indigenous in many places

Notes:

Seen by the side of a road on a headland.

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PublishedMarch 27, 2019

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