Delonix regia (Boj. ex Hook.) Raf. | |
Fabaceae | |
Cemmayir- konrai | |
| Botanical Name | Delonix regia (Boj. ex Hook.) Raf. |
| Synonyms | Delonix regia .var. flavida Stehle; Poinciana regia Hook. |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Common Name | English : Flame tree / Tamil : Cemmayir- konrai |
| Distribution | Global : India, Europe, Middle East and North Africa Indian : Throughout India |
| Description | Large deciduous tree up to 15-20 m tall, Bark brown. Stem large and buttressed. Leaves, compound, pinnate, rachis 30-50cm long, pinna 20-40 pairs petiole pulvinus. Inflorescence corymb. Flowers complete, large, pentamerous, bisexual, calyx ovate-lanceolate, green outer side and red inner side, polysepalous; petals 5, clawed, with four scarlets to orange red, standard petal up right marked with yellow and white. Fruit pod, 60cm long, woody, dark brown to black upon dry. Seeds small, hard to break, germinated after exposed to fire. |
| Flowering Fruiting period | March - August |
| Uses | Planted as Ornamental and for shade, Household timber purposes and fire wood |
| Medicinal Uses | Used as Anti-diabetic activity, Anti-bacterial activity, Anti-diarrheal property, Hepatoprotective / Cytoptoxic property, Anti-microbial activity, Anti-Inflammatory activity. |
| Tamil Name | Cemmayir- konrai |
