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Caesalpinia pulcherrima is a species of flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae, native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas. It could be native to the West Indies , [ 3 ] but its exact origin is unknown due to widespread cultivation. [ 2 ]
The genus also had a synonym of Poinciana; ... Caesalpinia pulcherrima Sw. — Pride of Barbados, yellow peacock; Caesalpinia secundiflora Urb. Uses.
A full-grown specimen of E. pulcherrima Scientific illustration of E. pulcherrima, ca. 1880 Euphorbia pulcherrima is a shrub or small tree, typically reaching a height of 0.6–4 metres (2–13 ft). The plant bears dark green dentate leaves that measure 6–16 centimetres (2.4–6.3 in) in length.
Poinciana may refer to: Delonix regia or royal poinciana, a tree; Caesalpinia pulcherrima, a shrub; Poinciana, a synonym of the legume genus Caesalpinia; Poinciana, Florida, a place "Poinciana" (song), a 1936 standard song composed by Nat Simon and Buddy Bernier; Poinciana (Ahmad Jamal album), featuring the above song
Its common names include "flame tree" (one of several species given this name), peacock flower, [4] royal poinciana, [4] flamboyant, [4] phoenix flower, [citation needed] flame of the forest. [ citation needed ] The name poinciana comes from a genus it was once placed in named Poinciana after Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy , a French noble ...
Poinciana gilliesii Wall. ex Hook. 1829 [1830] Erythrostemon gilliesii is a shrub in the legume family . It is commonly known as bird of paradise , but it is not related to the bird of paradise genus Strelitzia .
Euphorbia subg. Poinsettia is a subgenus deriving from the genus Euphorbia, and is endemic to North America.It contains around 24 species, most famously E. pulcherrima, the poinsettia which grows wild in the mountains on the Pacific slope of Mexico.
Peltophorum pterocarpum (commonly known as copperpod, yellow-flamboyant, yellow flametree, yellow poinciana or yellow-flame) [3] is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae, native to tropical areas from Indo-China to northern Australia. It produces masses of golden flowers in the summer, making it a popular ornamental tree around the world.