Trees in Gulmohar Park - Gulmohar


Gulmohar



Scientific Name - Delonix Regia

Common Name - Gulmohur , Flame Tree

Family Name- Caesalpiniaceae ( Cassia Subfamily )

Bark - 
  • Light brown
  • Not very rough
  • It has a prominent pattern
  • It creases at branch fork 
Leaf - 

  • Twice feather compounded
  • Leaves are 60 cm long
  • It has a single leaf stalk and 10 to 20 pairs of side stalks 
  • Each side stalk has up to thirty pairs of small leaflets



Flower - 
  • Very Large 
  • Up to 12 cm long
  •  Each flower has 5 petals 
  •  4 are scarlet with going from lighter to darker and the largest one is scarlet splashed with red and yellow 
  • Flowers edges are crinkled
  • Flower has 5 parts , it is lime green from outside and scarlet from inside .


 Fruit - 
  • Large flat pod up to 60 cm 
  • It is soft and green at first and then becomes dark and woody 



 Origin - Inner and coastal parts of Madagascar

Range - 
  • Popular in all tropical regions of the world
  • Found in Mauritius and the Caribbean islands 
  • First tree in India was planted in Sewree, Maharashtra


Growing Condition - 
  • Prefers warm climate with pronounced dry season 
  • Flowers more profusely when watered but requires no water when dormant  
  • It is not fussy about soils but does not tolerate frost 


Uses -  No Known Uses 

Legend - 
It is believe that the blood of Christ was shed over this tree making its flowers red .

Location in Gulmohar Park - 
  • Many trees scattered in the colony 
  • Number of trees behind Gate 7 



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