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This is a bottle tree in the Legume Family (Fabaceae) that
grows in the dry southwest of Madagascar.
Plant which can be grown as a Bonsai . |
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Description: Small
pachycaul tree 3 to 10 meters high with an umbrella-shaped crown.
Stem (caudex): The trunk is highly swollen, bottle-shaped up to
80 centimetres in diameter, with grey bark peeling in fragments.
Leaves: Compound, with (1-)2-3 pairs of pinnae, each pinna 14-16
opposite leaflets; leaflets narrowly oblong, glabrous matt above, paler
below.
Flower: The Delonix decaryi has white, fragrant, showy flowers up
to 7,5 wide with long red stamens. The 4 petals become yellowish or
apricot as they age. The inflorescences are axillary racemes, combined
into corymbs held above the foliage.
Fruit: Dark brown/glaucous, long, slender and compressed legumes.
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Propagation: Propagate usually from seed that
are very easy to germinate. Germination: Seeds need up to 1 month to
germinate. Minimum 30°C. Maximum 42°C. Before sowing put the seeds
in hot boiling water and the seed starts to peel, dont worry and put
them in pots they will start germinating in the following week, just
ensure that they grow straight, they have the tendency to fall down.
Should show some caudex in a couple of years, Delonix will be a stick
for many. |
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Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - The legume family
Former a Caesalpiniaceae. Now, it's a sub-family to the
Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae. |
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Scientific name: Delonix
decaryi Capuron (R. Vig.) Capuron
In: Adansonia sér. 2, 8:16. 1968
Origin: Coastal southern and southwestern Madagascar (Toliara)
Habitat: Xerophytic shrubland and open
woodland. Elevation (m): 0-500
Common Names include:
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Synonyms:
- Poinciana decaryi, R.Viguier
Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13(4): 353 (1949).
- Delonix adansonioides, (R. Vig.)
Capuron
Adansonia sér. 2, 8:16. 1968
- Aprevalia floribunda Baill.
- Delonix floribunda (Baill.)
Capuron
- Poinciana adansonioides R. Vig.)
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Cultivation: Grows in any rich, very well
drained, preferably stony soil with some water and lots of sun
throughout the year. It is suited to greenhouse culture but does well
out of doors in Mediterranean climate. It doesn't like wet winter
but will survive. Water plentifully in summer but keep rather dry in
winter at a minimum of about 12°C (Mature plants are tender and hardy
only to 2° C for a short period; avoid in any
case freezing temperatures). Exposure: light shade to full sun.
For soil in full sun throughout the year.
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