Latin scientific name: Delonix regia;
Chinese aliases: shadow tree, phoenix tree, phoenix flower, golden phoenix, fire phoenix, jacaranda, jacaranda (Guangzhou), fire Trees, red jacarandas, flame trees, forest flames, etc. [Edit this paragraph] Family and genus: Eukaryota Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Su Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Caesalpinieae
Genus: Delonix
Species: D. regia
Flower language: Farewell, longing
Poinciana is known as one of the most colorful trees in the world due to its bright red or orange flowers and bright green pinnate leaves. Because the crown of the tree spreads horizontally and droops, it is dense and broad and attracts the wind. It plays the role of a shade tree in tropical areas. Distributed in southern and southwestern China, its origin in Madagascar and various tropical places around the world. In the United States, the Poinciana tree only grows in Florida, the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas, desert areas in Arizona and California, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. Poinciana also grows widely in the Caribbean.