Delonix regia (Hook.) Raf.

 
  • Family : CAESALPINIACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : IMLI FAMILY (ईमली फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
  • Basionym : Poinciana regia Boj. ex Hook.
  • Synonym(s) : Caesalpinia regia (Bojer ex Hook.) D.Dietr.; Delonix regia var. genuina Stehlé; Delonix regia var. flavida Stehlé
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf.
  • Common name : Red Gulmohar, Gulmohar, Flamboyant Flame Tree, Royal poinciana, Gul Mohur, Flamboyant tree, Flame tree, Peacock Flower
  • Vernacular name :
    • Gulmohar (Hindi)
    • Kempu Torai (Kannada)
    • Mayilkonrai, Peda narayan (Tamil)
    • Simasankesula, Erra Sunkesula (Telugu)
    • Gulmohr (Oria)
    • Alasippoomaram, Anasippoomaram, Poomaram (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Planted along roads and avenues
  • Key identification features : Medium-sized deciduous tree with a spreading crown. Bole is buttressed. Leaves are pinnately compound. Bark is light brown and relatively smooth forming buttress at the base. Flowers are deep-red to orange-red and showy. Fruit is a long pod, flat, green when young turning black upon maturity
  • Flower, Fruit : April-June
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 15/04/1968
  • Collection Nos : SJC 11635
  • Collection Locality : Bangalore
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : Karnataka
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Jharkhand :
    • Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Middle Andaman, South Andaman, Little Andaman, North Nicobar
  • Native : Madagascar
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Tropics of the World
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
    • Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla
    • P. S. N. Rao, P. M. Padhey, B. K. Sinha, H. S. Debnath, P. Lakshminarasimhan, & L. N. Ray. (1999). Flora of Andaman-Nicobar Islands (Vol. 1). Director, Botanical Survey of India.
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