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Delonix regia
The tree's vivid red/vermilion/orange/yellow flowers and bright green foliage make it an exceptionally striking sight. The flowers are large, with four spreading scarlet or orange-red petals up to 8 cm long, and a fifth upright petal called the standard, which is slightly larger and spotted with yellow and white. The naturally occurring variety flavida has yellow flowers.[3] Seed pods are dark brown and can be up to 60 cm long and 5 cm wide; the individual seeds, however, are small, weighing around 0.4 g on average. The compound leaves have a feathery appearance and are a characteristic light, bright green. They are doubly pinnate: Each leaf is 30–50 cm long and has 20 to 40 pairs of primary leaflets or pinnae on it, and each of these is further divided into 10-20 pairs of secondary leaflets or pinnules. (wiki)
Common street tree in Egypt
aka Royal Poinciana or Flamboyant
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yes, it is. thanks
Omar ~ Perhaps it is the Jacaranda Tree? It has similar leaves to the Flame Tree and blooms around the same time. Flowers are just a different shape.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/930...
I'm from egypt and I may have seen that tree bearing purple coloured flowers. any idea about that one ?
Beautiful Flower.
One of my books (An ABC Escapade through Egypt) is sold on Amazon. The bilingual (Arabic/English) titles can actually be downloaded and printed for free from my website. And, currently, my favorite is "Yum, Yum" - all about what our local animals eat. :-)
Thanks for adding the flower. It is very beautiful. So your books sell in the states? And do you have a favorite title?
alice...just added a close-up of the flower, not from that exact tree though...one that had flowers closer to eye level! :-)
When you get a chance, add a close-up of the flower too! Beautiful!
Yes, one of my favorite trees in Egypt! The flowers are just amazing.
Lovely tree, amazing orange colour.