Delonix

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Delonix
Royal poinciana (Delonix regia)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Delonix
Raf. (1837)[1]
Type species
Raf.[2]
Species

See text

Synonyms[3]
  • Aprevalia Baill. (1884)
  • Lemuropisum H.Perrier (1938 publ. 1939)

Delonix is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[4] It contains trees that are native to Madagascar and East Africa. By far the best known species is the Royal Poinciana (D. regia).

The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words δηλος (delos), meaning "evident," and ονυξ (onyx), meaning "claw," referring to the petals.[5] The common name, poinciana, comes from a former genus of the same name in which the members of the current genus Delonix were classified along with plants now placed in the genus Caesalpinia.

Species

12 species are accepted:[3]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Delonix baccal (Chiov.) Baker f. Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
Delonix boiviniana (Baill.) Capuron Madagascar
Delonix brachycarpa (R.Vig.) Capuron Madagascar
Delonix decaryi (R.Vig.) Capuron Madagascar
Delonix edulis (H.Perrier) Babineau & Bruneau Madagascar
Delonix elata (L.) Gamble East Africa, southern Arabia east to western India
Delonix floribunda (Baill.) Capuron Madagascar
Delonix leucantha (R.Vig.) Du Puy, Phillipson & R.Rabev. Madagascar
Delonix pumila Du Puy, Phillipson & R.Rabev. Madagascar
Raf.
 Madagascar[6]
Delonix tomentosa (R.Vig.) Capuron Madagascar
Delonix velutina (R.Vig.) Capuron Madagascar

References

  1. ^ "Genus: Delonix Raf". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-03-05. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  2. ^ "Delonix Raf". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
  3. ^ a b Delonix Raf. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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  5. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3
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  6. ^ "Subordinate Taxa of Delonix Raf". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-10-22.

External links

  • Media related to Delonix at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Delonix at Wikispecies


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