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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thetribe Caesalpinieae — several evergreen or deciduoustrees of tropicalAfrica andIndia .
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Examples
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Some of the distinctive plants in the forests include the flamboyant tree, Delonix regia (family Leguminosae), and several species of baobabs (Adansonia, family Bombacaceae).
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Pachycaul tree species include four species of Adansonia, several Moringa, and Delonix hildebrantii.
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Although there have been few studies (mostly carried out more than 40 years ago), and the flora is not well known, many of the species are unique to this formation, including Diospyros perrieri (the ebony of the west coast), several Delonix species, and Musa perrieri (the only wild banana in Madagascar).
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Delonix regia, a tree which is covered in bright-orange blossoms in summer
An Atlas of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008
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Delonix regia, a tree which is covered in bright-orange blossoms in summer
An Atlas of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008
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To the west, in the north, there are no emergent Alluaudia spp., but instead this area is dominated by Didierea madagascariensis, dwarf baobabs Adansonia fony, the very large Pachypodium geayi, and Delonix spp.
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Delonix regia, a tree which is covered in bright-orange blossoms in summer
An Atlas of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008
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Delonix alata, Lannea triphylla, Adansonia digitata.
Chapter 7 1999
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Grows in dry low country in Sterculia-Delonix alata-Acacia-Commiphora bushland and in low, hot, high-humidity coastal areas.
Chapter 7 1999
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After our prolonged chilly and cloudy winter of 2009-10, late spring has been thankfully heralded by the fantastic orange-red flowering canopies of the flamboyant trees (Delonix regia), aka royal poincianas.
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