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Common names for this species include poinciana, peacock flower, red bird of paradise, Mexican bird of paradise, dwarf poinciana, pride of Barbados, flos pavonis, and flamboyant-de-jardin. [ citation needed ] The Hawaiian name for this plant is ʻohai aliʻi .
Indeed, the Malay name for the tree, saga, [9] has been traced to the Arabic for 'goldsmith'. The small, yellowish flower grows in dense drooping rat-tail flower heads, almost like catkins . The curved hanging pods, with a bulge opposite each seed, split open into two twisted halves to reveal the hard, scarlet seeds.
The generic name honours the botanist, physician, and philosopher Andrea Cesalpino (1519–1603). [ 3 ] The genus also had a synonym of Poinciana ; it was named after a common name for the one species which was placed in now named Delonix regia , after Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy , who was the French governor of the Caribbean island of ...
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This category contains articles related to the native trees of Barbados. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. This category follows the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions.
Living sculpture is any type of sculpture that is created with living, growing grasses, vines, plants or trees.It can be functional and/or ornamental. There are several different types of living sculpture techniques, including topiary (prune plants or train them over frames), sod works (create sculptures using soil and grass or moss), tree shaping (growing designs with living trees) and mowing ...
Pruning is a horticultural, arboricultural, and silvicultural practice involving the selective removal of certain parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots. The practice entails the targeted removal of diseased , damaged, dead, non-productive, structurally unsound, or otherwise unwanted plant material from crop and landscape plants .