Gulmohar

Delonix regia

Name

Marathi: गुलमोहर
Hindi: 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.

Cluster Mapping with trees

Cluster Name Tree Numbers
TSS, SANSKRITIVIHAR 87, 240, 243, 275, 278, 283, 309, 310, 311, 313, 321, 322, 327, 328, 332, 335, 336, 339, 341, 385, 391, 393, 396, 399, 400, 401, 402, 407, 408, 409, 410, 420, 316, 398
POLYTECHNIC 9, 247, 248, 279, 316, 398
ENGINEERING COLLEGE 75A, 316, 398, 144A ,
CEMETRY AND PRIFAB 4, 22, 34, 52, 119, 316, 398, 144A ,
EKLAVYA 174, 316, 398, 144A ,
RG-4 190, 316, 398, 144A ,

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.