What is
Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruits, Trees
Tree
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Madagascar
Types
Not Available
Delonix regia var. flavida Stehle
Delonix regia var. genuina Stehle
Delonix regia var. genuina Stehlé
Number of Varieties
NA3
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
gardens, Roadsides, Shaded sites, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available10-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
12-9
Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, H2
Habit
Not Available
Spreading
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm610.00 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm610.00 cm
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Red, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Not Available
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Autumn
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Rich
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Care
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Average Water Needs, Reduce watering in winter
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Rich
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shape and thin as needed
Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Facts
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Not Available
Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Gastric
Not Available
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
Not Available
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Not Available
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Not Available
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Bark, Pods, Sap
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Gum, Used as firewood, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
DELONIX regia
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Flamboyant Tree, Flame Tree, Royal Poinciana
In Hindi
कबिट
चमकीला
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Flamboyant
In French
Kawista
Flamboyant
In Spanish
Kawista
Extravagante
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
Επιδεικτικός
In Portuguese
Limonia
extravagante
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
Kwiecisty
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
flamboyant
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Fabales
Family
Rutaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Limonia
Delonix
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Citreae
Caesalpinieae
Subfamily
Aurantioideae
Caesalpinioideae
Number of Species
1NA
1
27800
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