Delonix
Translingual
Delonix regia
Etymology
Coined by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque from Ancient Greek δῆλος (dêlos, “visible, conspicuous, manifest”) + ὄνυξ (ónux, “claw, nail”), referring to the conspicuously long-clawed petals.[1]
Proper noun
Delonix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – several evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Caesalpinioideae - subfamily; Caesalpinieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Delonix regia (royal poinciana) - type species; for other species see
Delonix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Delonix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Delonix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Delonix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Original description: Flora Telluriana 2:92 (Latin and English)