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Delonix is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains trees that are native to Madagascar and East Africa. By far the best known species is the Royal Poinciana (D. regia).
The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words δηλος (delos), meaning "evident," and ονυξ (onyx), meaning "claw," referring to the petals. The common name, poinciana, comes from a former genus of the same name in which the members of the current genus Delonix were classified along with plants now placed in the genus Caesalpinia.
These plants (collectively known as fengoky or fengoka) release brown resin lumps that can be dissolved to make glue, or sucked as edible sweets among the Malagasy. Their seeds too are roasted and eaten as a snack in the south.
Poinciana · Delonix boiviniana · Delonix brachycarpa · Delonix decaryi · Delonix edulis · Creamy Peacock Flower · Delonix floribunda · Fengoko · Royal poinciana · Delonix tomentosa · Delonix velutina
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Delonix by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
