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Family: Caesalpiniaceae	Genus: Delonix	Species: Delonix regia (Hook.) Raf.

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Poinciana regia Hook.	Flower Color	Red - Pink
Common Name	Gulmohar	Flower Type	Solitary
English / Trade Name	Gold Mohar	Flowering Period	April-June
Vernacular /Local Name	Gulmohar	Fruiting Period	July-Sept
Altitude	Up To About 1,000 M	Fruit Type	Pod
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Pods Are Green And Flaccid When Young And Turn Dark-brown And Woody Fruit 11-many Seeded
Habitat	Warm Humid Areas	Bark Type	Smooth
Distribution	Introduced To Most Of Africa And Asia	Bark Details	Smooth And Grey Bark With Vertical Lines Of Brown Spots
Distribution in chandigarh	Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sukhna Choe Reserve Forest & Sukhna Lake , Manimajara and Daria, Sector 1, Sector 5, Sector 11, Sector 17, Sector 18, Sector 27, Sector 28, Sector 30, Sector 41, Sector 45, Sector 56	Origin	Exotic
		Leaf Type	Compound
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Oblong
Description of Species	A Large Deciduous Tree, C. 12-17 M High. Leaves Bipinnate, Up To 60 Cm Long, Pinnae 11-18 Pairs, Leaflets 20-30 Pairs On Each Pinna, Oblong, 7.5-10 Mm Long, 3.5-4 Mm Wide. Stipules Lateral, Pinnately Compound. Inflorescence Lax Terminal Or Axillary Raceme. Flowers 10 Cm Across, Bright Red In Colour. Sepals 5. Petals 5, 4 C. 3.7 Cm Wide, Clawed, 1 Petal (standard) C. 5 Cm Wide, Yellow Or White, Streaked With Red. Stamens 10, Free, Much Exserted. Pods 30-50 Cm Long, 5 Cm Broad, Compressed, Firm, Rather Thick. Seeds 20-40, Oblong, Transverse, Mottled	Leaf Details	Leaves Bipinnate, Up To 60 Cm Long, Pinnae 11-18 Pairs, Leaflets 20-30 Pairs On Each Pinna, Oblong, 7.5-10 Mm Long, 3.5-4 Mm Wide

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