Delonix regia

Delonix regia
Tree in full bloom (Florida Keys)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Genus:	Delonix
Species:	D. regia
Binomial name
Delonix regia (Boj. ex Hook.) Raf.
Synonyms
Delonix regia var. flavida Stehle Delonix regia var. genuina Stehle Delonix regia var. genuina Stehlé Poinciana regia Hook. Poinciana regia Bojer [2]

Delonix regia is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae native to Madagascar. It is noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of orange-red flowers over summer. In many tropical parts of the world it is grown as an ornamental tree and in English it is given the name royal poinciana, flamboyant, phoenix flower,^{[citation needed]} flame of the forest, or flame tree (one of several species given this name).

This species was previously placed in the genus Poinciana, named for Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy, the 17th-century governor of Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts). It is a non-nodulating legume.