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Flamboyant tree, Royal Poinciana Espanol: flamboyán

Delonix regia

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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3 Comments

pelaezmanuela3
pelaezmanuela3 9 years ago

Yes, looks like a flamboyant tree. Thank you

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Oh, the second photo would be the better lead photo :-)

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Yes this looks like a flamboyant tree as Tabris suggests. See mine here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/130... and here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/377... and as a bystander here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/619...

pelaezmanuela3
Spotted by
pelaezmanuela3

Cartagena, Atlántico, Colombia

Spotted on Feb 28, 2014
Submitted on Mar 2, 2014

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