Delonix

Delonix is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae.<ref name="6subfamilies">Template:Cite journal</ref> It contains trees that are native to Madagascar and East Africa. By far the best known species is the Royal Poinciana (D. regia).

The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words δηλος (delos), meaning "evident," and ονυξ (onyx), meaning "claw," referring to the petals.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The common name, poinciana, comes from a former genus of the same name in which the members of the current genus Delonix were classified along with plants now placed in the genus Caesalpinia.

Species

12 species are accepted:<ref name = powo/>

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Delonix baccal (Chiov.) Baker f.	Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
	Delonix boiviniana (Baill.) Capuron	Madagascar
	Delonix brachycarpa (R.Vig.) Capuron	Madagascar
File:Delonix decaryi 01 ies.jpg	Delonix decaryi (R.Vig.) Capuron	Madagascar
	Delonix edulis (H.Perrier) Babineau & Bruneau	Madagascar
File:Delonix elata01.JPG	Delonix elata (L.) Gamble	East Africa, southern Arabia east to western India
File:Delonix floribunda (12069188293).jpg	Delonix floribunda (Baill.) Capuron	Madagascar
	Delonix leucantha (R.Vig.) Du Puy, Phillipson & R.Rabev.	Madagascar
File:Gardenology.org-IMG 2515 ucla09.jpg	Delonix pumila Du Puy, Phillipson & R.Rabev.	Madagascar
File:Delonix (4745245617).jpg	Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf.	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Delonix tomentosa (R.Vig.) Capuron	Madagascar
	Delonix velutina (R.Vig.) Capuron	Madagascar

Use

These plants (collectively known as {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} or {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) release brown resin lumps that can be dissolved to make glue, or sucked as edible sweets among the Malagasy. Their seeds too are roasted and eaten as a snack in the south.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

External links

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