Royal Poinciana

D. regia binomial = Delonix regia binomial_authority = (Boj. (Wenceslas Bojer) ex Hook. (William Jackson Hooker)) Raf. (Constantine Samuel Rafinesque)

Delonix regia is a species of flowering plant from the Fabaceae family, noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of flowers. Often grown as an ornamental tree and given the name Royal Poinciana or Flamboyant, it is also known as Gulmohar (Hindi and Urdu), KrishnachuRa (Bengali), Malinche, and Tabachine, and one of several named the Flame tree. The species was previously placed in a genus Poinciana, named for Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy (de Poincy) who is credited with introducing the plant to the Americas.