Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Delonix regia (Boger ex Hook.) Raf.

falsa acacia, flamboyán, flame tree, flamboyant, royal poinciana

Flamboyant Tree (Delonix regia) in Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos. Photo: Frank Bungartz, CDF, 2009.
Flamboyant Tree (Delonix regia) in Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos. Photo: Frank Bungartz, CDF, 2009.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Fabales

Family
Fabaceae

Genus
Delonix

Species
regia

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Poinciana regia Bojer ex Hook.

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1975

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

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"Galapagos Species Database, Delonix regia", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=514. Accessed 1 November 2026.