Synonym: | Poinciana regia Hook. |
Sub Family | Caesalpinioideae |
Local Names: | Poomaram, Gulmohar, Royal poinciana, Flame tree |
Flowering and fruiting period: February – July Key Characters: Gulmohar are trees with leaves bi-pinnate, alternate; rachis, pulvinate; pinnae 8-20 pairs, opposite; leaflet lamina oblong, margin entire. Flowers bisexual, crimson, in terminal or lateral corymbose panicles; calyx tube very short; lobes 5, valvate; petals 5, imbricate; margins fimbriate; upper petal dissimilar and white streaked with red and yellow; stamens 10, free; ovary half inferior, ovules many; style filiform; stigma truncate. Fruit a pod, woody. |