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Botanical Name: Delonix regia
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Family: Caesalpiniaceae
Common Name: गुलमोहर
Etymology - Genus: From the Greek delos (conspicuous) and onux (claw), referring to the long-clawed petals
Etymology - Species: Royal
Ecosystem: Deciduous
Origin: Foreign
Location: Vetal Hill, Taljai Hill, Pune
Description: Large spreading tree with buttress trunk.Long and wide leaf with small size pinnately compound leaf like stipule. Groove on the rachis.Paripinnate leaflets, oblong lamina, very close to each other.Flowers are arranged in a raceme inflorescence.When flowering, whole tree burst into bright orange, red colour exuberance.5 wrinkled, clawed, spoon like petals, smaller on with attractive colouring. 10 stamen extend outward.Flag, long sword like pod with many seeds.Should not be planed in Indian subcontinent.
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Root type: Taproot
Stem Appearance: Tree
Stem Cross Section: Circular
Stem Texture: Brown, flaky
Root-Stem-Bark Description: Large spreading tree with buttress trunk.
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Leaf - Characters
Attachment: Pulvinus
Stipules: Foliaceous
Leaf Type: Bipinnate-Paripinnate
Phyllotaxy: Alternate-Spiral
Leaf Description: Long and wide leaf with small size pinnately compound leaf like stipule. Groove on the rachis.
Leaflet - Characters
Lamina: Oblong
Lamina Bases: Oblique
Lamina Margins: Entire
Lamina Apices: Rounded apice
Lamina Texture: Glabrous
Venation: Reticulate-Unicostate
Leaflet Description: Paripinnate leaflets, oblong lamina, very close to each other.
Inflorescence - Characters
Inflorescence: Raceme
Bract: Ebracteate
Inflorescence Description: Flowers are arranged in a raceme inflorescence.
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Flower - Characters
Flower Type: Complete
Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic
Thalamus Types:
Position of Whorls: Hypogynous
Aestivation: Valvate
Flower Description: When flowering, whole tree burst into bright orange, red colour exuberance.
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Floral Parts - Characters
Calyx Arrangement: Zygomorphic gamosepalous
Calyx Persistance: Caducous
Calyx Number of sepals: 5
Corolla Arrangement: 5 free petals
Corolla Appendages: na
Corolla Number of petals: 5
Perianth Arrangement: na
Perianth Number of tepals: na
Androecium Attachment of anther: Dorsifixed
Androecium Length of filament:
Androecium Union of Stamens: Free stamens
Androecium Number of Stamens: 10
Gynoecium Placentation:
Gynoecium Union of Carpels:
Gynoecium Number of Carpels: 1
Floral Parts Description: 5 wrinkled, clawed, spoon like petals, smaller on with attractive colouring. 10 stamen extend outward.
Fruit type: Legume
Fruit type Description: Flag, long sword like pod with many seeds.
Seed Type: Dicotyledon
Germination type: -
Dispersion Method: -
Preprocessing for germination: -
Germination time: -
Seed shelf life: -
Germination %: -
Seed Description: Should not be planed in Indian subcontinent.
