Delonix regia
Flame Tree
©Anne Hoggett: Large tripinnate leaves of a young Delonix regia tree at Lizard Island Research Station.
Kingdom
Plantae
Division
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Delonix
Species
Delonix regia
Colours
Distinguishing features
Grows to a large tree with a spreading crown; large, delicate tripinnate leaves; striking and prolific red flowers; long woody seed pods.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Plantae:
Tamarind (species: Tamarindus indica)
also has large bipinnate leaves.
Comments
This appears to be the first record of the species from Lizard Island. It must have been introduced in the early days of the Research Station. There was a single large tree that last flowered in the 1990s and seems to have disappeared in the cyclones of 2014 or 2015. Small plants continue to appear in the area and they are removed periodically by LIRS.
by Anne Hoggett
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Local abundance
- Lizard Island: Known only from a single patch at the Research Station.
