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Research in Context
Tree species with area of origin the African Continent and the island of Madagascar

Image credit: Gulmohar tree in bloom in summer, Pune, India (January 2026). Photo by Riktaa on Unsplash
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Delonix regia
Fabaceae
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Distribution in Athens A few specimens in the city of Heraklion in the island of Crete. Its use as ornamental shrub or tree is frequent in the island of Cyprus.
Biome seasonally dry tropical
Countries and regions (POWO Database)
Area of origin Madagascar.
Global Distribution (Introduced)
AMERICAS
Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Galápagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands.
AFRICA
Angola, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., DR Congo, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Leeward Islands, Libya, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Islands, Niger, Réunion, Rodrigues, Somalia, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
ASIA
Andaman Islands, Assam (India), Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas Islands, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Islands, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen.
OCEANIA
Cook Islands, Gilbert Islands, Marianas, Marshall Is., Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Society Islands, Solomon Islands, Tanzania, Vanuatu, Western Australia,
Cities around the world (GUTI Database)
Tree inventories around the world. At 84 urban tree inventories in the countries:
References on Delonix regia
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