Flamboyant

Delonix regia (Bojer) Raf. Fl. Tell. 2: 92. 1836
Poinciana regia Bojer; Hook. Bot. Mag. pi. 2884. 1829.
A widely branched tree, reaching a maximum height of about 12 m. with a trunk up to 9 dm. in diameter, flanged at the base, the thin bark gray-brown, the twigs somewhat pubescent. I/Caves 3-5 dm. long; petiole stout, reddish or yellow, 7-12 cm. long; pinnae 10-25 pairs, short-stalked, 8-15 cm. long, the rachis pubescent; leaflets 20-40 pairs, oblong, puberulent on both sides, 4-10 mm. long, inequilateral, rounded at both ends; pedicels stout, 4-8 cm. long; petals spreading and reflexed, 5-7 cm. long, orange to scarlet and mottled; stamens shorter than the petals; legume 4-6 dm. long, 5-7 cm. wide, dark brown.
Type locality: Madagascar.
Distribution: Naturalized in Porto Rico, St. Croix and St. Thomas. Native of Madagascar. Widely planted for ornament in tropical and subtropical regions.