Delonix regia (Poinciana regia); royal poinciana; peacock flower; flamboyant

Japanese: ホウオウボク(鳳凰木) - ホウオウボク（英語表記）Delonix regia(Poinciana regia); royal poinciana; peacock flower; flamboyant

A deciduous tall tree of the legume family, also known as kaenju (flame tree). Native to Madagascar, it is used as a roadside tree in tropical regions. The tree is large and umbrella-shaped, with bipinnate compound leaves that resemble those of the mimosa, but can reach a length of 60 cm. The terminal racemes produce fiery scarlet flowers that bloom all year round in the tropics. The flowers are not butterfly-shaped, but flat with five petals and prominent long stamens. The bean pods that grow after the flowers reach a length of more than 30 cm. In Japan, it is sometimes cultivated in greenhouses for decorative purposes. It is often called by its old scientific name, Poinciana.

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Japanese:

マメ科の落葉高木で，カエンジュ (火炎樹) ともいう。マダガスカル原産で，熱帯地方の街路樹などに用いられる。樹形は傘形で雄大，葉は2回羽状複葉でネムノキに似ているが，長さ 60cmに達する。総状花序を頂生し，花の色は火のような緋紅色で，熱帯では一年中開花する。花は蝶形花ではなく，平開した5弁花で長いおしべが目立つ。花後につけるマメの莢は 30cm以上に達する。日本ではときに観賞用として温室で栽培される。旧学名のポインシアナで呼ばれることが多い。

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