Delonix floribunda
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Delonix floribunda is a species of legume in the Fabaceae
family. It is found only in Madagascar
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It has very large flat heads of yellow flowers in late spring. It is grown as a showy ornamental
in rich soil in a temperate to tropical climate. It can be propagated from seed.
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
family. It is found only in Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
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It has very large flat heads of yellow flowers in late spring. It is grown as a showy ornamental
Ornamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...
in rich soil in a temperate to tropical climate. It can be propagated from seed.
Sources
- Du Puy, D. et al. 1998. Delonix floribunda. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Delonix floribunda