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Delonix Life
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Archaeoplastida >
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> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
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Eurosid I > Fabales > Family: Fabaceae > Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
About 10 species, native to tropical Africa, Madagascar
(highest diversity) and India. Two species are cultivated in southern Africa,
including the well-known Flamboyant tree Delonix regia.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Delonix elata
Native from tropical East Africa to India. |
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Delonix regia (Flamboyant, Royal
Poinciana)
Native to Madagascar. |
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