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Its common names include "flame tree" (one of several species given this name), peacock flower, [4] royal poinciana, [4] flamboyant, [4] phoenix flower, [citation needed] flame of the forest. [ citation needed ] The name poinciana comes from a genus it was once placed in named Poinciana after Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy , a French noble ...
Melipotis acontioides, the royal poinciana moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae.It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. The species is found from the southern United States (including California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Florida) [1] through Mexico and Central America to Brazil, Argentina and the Galápagos Islands.
Poinciana may refer to: Delonix regia or royal poinciana, a tree; Caesalpinia pulcherrima, a shrub; Poinciana, a synonym of the legume genus Caesalpinia; Poinciana, Florida, a place "Poinciana" (song), a 1936 standard song composed by Nat Simon and Buddy Bernier; Poinciana (Ahmad Jamal album), featuring the above song
Also called flamboyant or flame tree, the sweeping branches of royal poinciana provides shade for picnickers or folks just taking a break from the sun. Royal poincianas are blooming! It must be ...
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The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words δηλος (delos), meaning "evident," and ονυξ (onyx), meaning "claw," referring to the petals. [5] The common name, poinciana, comes from a former genus of the same name in which the members of the current genus Delonix were classified along with plants now placed in the genus Caesalpinia.
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