Gulmohar
Delonix regia
Name
| Marathi: | गुलमोहर |
Biological Classification
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Spermatophyta |
| Sub-Division: | Angiospermae |
| Class: | Dicotyledonae |
| Sub-Class: | Polypetalae |
| Series: | Calyciflorae |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Leguminosae |
| Sub-Family: | Caesalpiniaceae |
| Genus: | Delonix |
| Species: | regia |
Advantages
- It is commonly cultivated as an attractive ornamental plant in gardens and along roadsides.
- It provides good shade due to its large canopy.
- It helps in nitrogen fixation being a leguminous plant.
Interesting Facts
It is also called as "Flame Tree" due to its bright reddish-orange flowers.
Description
- The leaves are bipinnately compound.
- The flowering season is from April to July.
- The petals are wavy and clawed, which means the base is narrow and the apex is much broad.
- Delonix regia (Hook.) Raf.
