From Wikipedia: Delonix regia is endemic to the
Madagascar's dry deciduous forests, but has been introduced into tropical and sub-tropical regions worldwide. In the wild it is
endangered, but it is widely cultivated elsewhere and is regarded as naturalised in many of the locations where it is grown:
North America[
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In the continental
United States, it grows in
South Florida,
Central Florida,
[3] and in the
Rio Grande Valley of
South Texas.Caribbean and Central America[
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In the
Caribbean it is featured in many Dominican and Puerto Rican paintings. It can also be found in
Belize,
The Bahamas,
Cuba,
Haiti,
Nicaragua,
U.S. Virgin Islands,
Cayman Islands, Jamaica and
Curaçao. It is the national flower of
St. Kitts and Nevis. It can also be found in Bermuda,
Hawaii and
Mexico, especially in the
Yucatan peninsula. The town of
Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, located about 12 miles or 19 kilometers west of
Ponce, is nicknamed "
El Valle de los Flamboyanes" ("The Valley of the Poinciana Trees"), as many flamboyant trees are found along the surrounding
Río Guayanes,
Río Macana, and
Río Tallaboa rivers.South America[
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It grows in
Paraguay,
Peru and throughout the whole of
Brazil.
[4][5]Europe and the Middle East[
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Delonix regia is planted in Mediterranean parts of Europe, the Middle east and North Africa, including the
southern coast of Spain, the
Valencian coast, the
Canary Islands,
Lebanon,
Egypt,
Israel and
Jordan.South Asia[
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The tree is planted in
India, where it is referred to as the May-flower tree, Gulmohar or Gul Mohr
[6] in
West Bengal,
Odisha,
Bangalore and
Sri Lanka. It is also grown in Karachi, Pakistan. In
Mauritius and
La Réunion it announces the coming of the new year.Southeast Asia[
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In
Myanmar, where it is called Sein-pann-ni, the time of flowering is March in the south and early to late April in the north. It is planted in gardens and as a roadside tree. In Myanmar, this tree is a sign of Thingyan Festival (Apr 13 - 16/17). In the
Philippines, its flowering signals the imminent arrival of the
monsoon rains. It also grows in
Thailand and
Indonesia and is the official tree in
Vietnam. In that country, this tree is called "Phượng vỹ", or phoenix's tail, and is a popular urban tree in much of Vietnam. Its flowering season is May–July, which coincides with the end of the school year in Vietnam. Because of this timing, the flower of poinciana is sometimes called the "pupil's flower". The tree is also commonly found on school grounds in Vietnam, however after several trees fell down, with one student killed, schools started cutting down or severely pruning the trees.
[7] Hải Phòng city is nicknamed "
Thành phố hoa phượng đỏ" ("City of red poinciana").East Asia[
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It grows in Southern
China and
Hong Kong. It is the official tree in
Tainan,
Taiwan;
Xiamen,
Fujian Province,
People's Republic of China (PRC); and
Shantou,
Canton Province, (PRC).
National Cheng Kung University, a university located in Tainan, put royal poinciana on its emblem.Australia[
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It is very widely grown in the Northern
Australia, the southern extremes previously limited to South East
Queensland where it is a popular street tree in the suburbs of
Brisbane. It now grows and blooms successfully in
Sydney and other parts of
New South Wales. Micronesia[
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It grows in
Guam, and is the official tree of the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
