FLAMBOYANT or POINCIANA,
Family: Legume/Caesalpineae
Delonix regia
This is one of the most dazzling red
trees of the world and is a native of Madagascar. One
petal in five of each bloom is white. The visitor cannot
miss it in spring at the end of the dry season. In the
summer and fall the large dark brown pods cannot be
missed hanging from the leafless trees.
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