Biodiversity
Flambuoyant tree
- Name: Flambuoyant tree
- Quantity: 60
- Common Name: Flambuoyant tree, Flame of the Forest, Peacock flower
- Scientific Name: Delonix regia (Bojer) Raf.
- Family: Leguminosae
- Type: Perennial plant
- Origin: Madagascar, Africa
Biology and Ecology
- General Characteristics:
- 12-18 meters tall
- Wide-ranging branches
- Smooth trunk with light or dark brown bark
- Even-pinnately compound leaves
- Inflorescence flowers at the end of stalks
- Five petals in bright red or orange
- Flat and long pod fruits, the pod turning hard and black when ripe
- Ecology:
- General soil
Flowering/Fruiting Period:
- Flowering in April - May
- Fruiting in July - October
Benefits:
- Flower: for keeping away fruit flies
- Root: regulating menstrual flow
- Stem: curing poisons and bites