Common names (English):

Royal poinciana, Gul Mohur, Flame tree, Peacock Flower

Local name (Kannada):

Habit: Tree

Distribution:

Native of Madagascar

Use: Ornamental

Description:

Trees, 10-15 m high. Leaves bi-pinnate, alternate; pinnae 8-20 pairs, opposite; leaflets18-50, sessile, opposite. Flowers bisexual, crimson, in terminal or lateral corymbose panicles. Petals 5, orbicular, claws yellow, upper petal white streaked with red and yellow. Stamens 10, free. Pod ca. 40 cm long, flat, woody.