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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
Spotted on Jun 7, 2009
Submitted on Feb 28, 2012
10 Comments
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.