Delonix

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Delonix
Delonex regia.jpg
Royal poinciana (Delonix regia)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Delonix
Raf.[1]
Type species
Delonix regia
(Bojer ex Hook.) Raf.[2]
Species

See text

Synonyms

Aprevalia Baill.[1]

Delonix is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[3] It contains trees that are native to Madagascar and East Africa. By far the best known species is the Royal Poinciana (D. regia).

The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words δηλος (delos), meaning "evident," and ονυξ (onyx), meaning "claw," referring to the petals.[4] The common name, poinciana, comes from a former genus of the same name in which the members of the current genus Delonix were classified along with plants now placed in the genus Caesalpinia.

Selected species[]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Delonix baccal (Chiov.) Baker f. Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
Delonix boiviniana (Baill.) Capuron Madagascar
Delonix brachycarpa (R.Vig.) Capuron Madagascar
Delonix decaryi 01 ies.jpg Delonix decaryi (R.Vig.) Capuron Madagascar
Delonix elata01.JPG Delonix elata (L.) Gamble East Africa, southern Arabia east to western India
Delonix floribunda (12069188293).jpg Delonix floribunda (Baill.) Capuron Madagascar
Gardenology.org-IMG 2515 ucla09.jpg Delonix pumila Du Puy, Phillipson & R.Rabev. Madagascar
Delonix (4745245617).jpg Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf. Madagascar[5]
Delonix tomentosa (R.Vig.) Capuron Madagascar
Delonix velutina (R.Vig.) Capuron Madagascar

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Genus: Delonix Raf". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-03-05. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  2. ^ "Delonix Raf". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
  3. ^ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
  4. ^ Gledhill, David (2008). The Names of Plants (4 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3.
  5. ^ "Subordinate Taxa of Delonix Raf". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-10-22.

External links[]

  • Media related to Delonix at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Delonix at Wikispecies
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