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Flamboyant, Royal poinciana

This umbrella-shaped tree has pinnate foliage, similar to the Jacaranda. The inflorescences remind those of orchids. The seepods are flat and hardy up to 40 cm long, turning from green to brown. It contains very small hard seeds.

Widely planted throughout the tropics and sub-tropics for its brilliant display of scarlet flowers in late summer.