Royal Poinciana Tree
by Winston D Munnings
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Royal Poinciana Tree
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Winston D Munnings
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Royal Poinciana is a flamboyant tree in flower � some say the world�s most colorful tree. For several weeks in spring and summer it is covered with exuberant clusters of flame-red flowers, 4-5 in across. Even up close the individual flowers are striking: they have four spoon shaped spreading scarlet or orange-red petals about 3 in and one upright slightly larger petal (the standard) which is marked with yellow and white.
Royal poinciana gets 30-40 tall, but its elegant wide-spreading umbrella-like canopy can be wider than its height. Royal poinciana is deciduous in climates that have a marked dry season, but in Florida and other areas where the winter is not that much dryer than the summer, it is a semi-evergreen tree. Even the leaves are elegant: they are lacy and fernlike, twice-pinnate, and 12-20 in long with 20-40 pairs of primary leaflets (pinnae), each divided into 10-20 pairs of secondary leaflets (pinules). The dark brown pods are flat and woody, up to 24 in long and 2 in wide. A naturally occurring variety (var. flavida) has golden-yellow flowers.
Royal poinciana is native to Madagascar. It is widely cultivated and may be seen adorning avenues, parks and estates in tropical cities throughout the world. A casual visitor might think the Caribbean Islanders invented this tree they call simply �flamboyant.� Poinciana frequently escapes cultivation and establishes in frost-free climates, including extreme southern Florida. (Source: Floridata)
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