Botanical Name: Delonix regia (Hook.) Raf.
Family: Leguminosae
Common name: Royal
poinciana, also called flamboyant tree or peacock tree
Vernacular name in Assamese: কৃষ্ণচূড়া Krishna sura
General characters: A
medium-sized deciduous tree with a broad-spreading,
flat-topped, umbrella-like crown. This tree is noted for featuring a superb
ornamental display of showy scarlet flowers and compound mimosa-like leaves.
Uses: Ornament tree. It
has some medicinal properties like anti-diabetic activity, anti-bacterial
activity, anti-diarrheal property, Hepatoprotective/Cytotoxic property,
anti-microbial and anti- inflammatory activity.
