Flowers of Bali

Balinese name: Flamboyan, Merak
Indonesian name: Flamboyan, Merak
Latin name: Delonix regia
Family: Leguminosae

Flamboyant dubbed the "queen of flame" with Rose but in reality Flamboyant has many advantages compared to Rose. One of the advantages is that the age Flamboyant longer than roses. When in bloom, roses only last 2 days while Flamboyant can last up to 6 full months. At first glance it looks Flamboyant leaves resemble the leaves of the roses. There were sharp spikes seen on the branches. The function of thorns is to protect the interest of animal attack or surrounding plants. Flamboyant thorns are very sharp when people are not careful it will risk injury. While Flamboyant also leaves almost resemble leaves, but leaf size Rose appears to be more rounded than the rose leaves.

The Flamboyant is a native of Madagaskar but was distributed all over the tropics during the 19th century. The tree's wide spreading branches make it deal for shade. They are planted along many of the main roads and, where they do well, the branches form an almost closed arch.

Description
A medium tree with spreading branches and a rounded crown.

Flowers
Red, 7-8 cm in diameter, with five petals. Four petals are identical and spaced symmetrically. Each consists of a long, thin strip ending in a wavy-edged oval and is a uniform red. A fifth petal is streaked with white near the narrow strip. Below the petals are five sepals, about 2.2 cm long, red on top and green at the bottom. Ten stamens, about 4 cm long and red, protrude from the flower and terminate in mushroom-shaped, blackis anthers. The pistil is pink, about 5 cm long, and ends in a green stigma.

Leaves
Compound, consisting of small, oval leaflets occurring in pairs along the stems. They are pale green when young, darken as they mature, and eventually turn brightly yellow.

Seeds
Contained in long, dark-brown pods.

Flowering
Late in the dry season, beginning about the middle of September. Flowers are most profuse in November.