Delonix regia (Hook.) Raf.

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Delonix regia (Hook.) Raf.

Names.

Myanmar: jaw-gale, seinban. English: flamboyant, gold mohur, royal poinciana.

Range.

Seasonally dry areas of western and northern Madagascar. Cultivated in Myanmar.

Conservation status.

Least Concern [LC] ( IUCN 2017).

Use.

Nordal (1963) lists this species as having medicinal properties, but the plant parts and uses are unspecified.

Notes.

The bark of this species is employed as a febrifuge in Indo-China. The gum which oozes from it "is similar to gum arabic" ( Perry 1980).

The leaves contain saponin and alkaloid ( Perry 1980).

Data on the propagation, seed treatment, and agricultural management of this species are given by Katende et al. (1995) and Bekele-Tesemma (1993).

Reference.

Nordal (1963).