Peacock plant
English name: Peacock plant
Scientific name: Delonix regia (Boj. ex Hook.) Raf.
Synonym: Poinciana regia
Bangla/local name: ‘Krishnachura’
Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)
Kingdom | : Plantae
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Division | : Magnoliophyta |
Class | : Magnoliopsida |
Subclass | : Rosidae |
Order | : Fabales |
Family | :Caesalpinaceae |
Genus | :Delonix |
Species | : D. regia |
Economic Importance
Used as ornamental purpose
The trunk is used as timber