what is poinciana?

Answer 1

Do you want the tree, the shrub or the town in Florida?
This site is for the tree;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Poinciana
this one is for the shrub;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesalpinia_pulcherrima
and this one is for the town;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poinciana%2C_Florida

Hope this is helpful

Answer 2

There are 3 possible answers.


Tree

The Royal Poinciana, Delonix regia (family Fabaceae), is a tropical or subtropical flowering plant. It is also known by the names Gulmohar, Flamboyant Tree, Peacock Flower, Flame of the Forest, and Flame Tree. (Since this last name is also used for a number of other unrelated trees, its use is not recommended.) The tree is named after Phillipe de Longviliers de Poincy who is credited for introducing the plant to the Americas.

Shrub

In the genus Caesalpinia the most popularly planted species is Caesalpinia pulcherrima. Common names for this species include Poinciana, Peacock Flower, Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, and flamboyan-de-jardin. It is a shrub growing to 3 m tall, native to tropical America. The leaves are bipinnate, 20-40 cm long, bearing 3-10 pairs of pinnae, each with 6-10 pairs of leaflets 15-25 mm long and 10-15 mm broad. The flowers are borne in racemes up to 20 cm long, each flower with five yellow, orange or red petals. The fruit is a pod 6-12 cm long.

It is a striking ornamental plant, widely grown in tropical gardens.It is also the country flower of the Caribbean island Barbados.

In India it is found in the tropical rain forests. With a beautiful inflorescence in yellow, red and orange, it is called "Ratnagundhi" colloquially.

Town

Poinciana is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Osceola and Polk counties of the U.S. state of Florida located on approximatly 47,000 acres approximately 10 miles south of Kissimmee, Florida and 14 miles east of Haines City, Florida. The population was 13,647 at the 2000 census, but like in many areas of Florida, this has grown substantially since. As of September 2006, there are an estimated 63,000 residents in Poinciana (38,000 in Osceola County and 25,000 in Polk County).

Answer 3

The Royal Poinciana, Delonix regia (family Fabaceae), is a tropical or subtropical flowering plant. It is also known by the names Gulmohar, Flamboyant Tree, Peacock Flower, Flame of the Forest, and Flame Tree. (Since this last name is also used for a number of other unrelated trees, its use is not recommended.) The tree is named after Phillipe de Longviliers de Poincy who is credited for introducing the plant to the Americas.

The Royal Poinciana has been described as the most colourful tree in the world. The tree's vivid red/orange flowers and bright green foliage in any case make it an exceptionally striking sight.

Answer 4

The Poinciana is a flowering tree, native to Madagascar. It has bright orange-red flowers with green foliage. See the picture on Wikipedia

Answer 5

The Royal Poinciana, Delonix regia (family Fabaceae), is a tropical or subtropical flowering plant. It is also known by the names Gulmohar, Flamboyant Tree, Peacock Flower, Flame of the Forest, and Flame Tree. (Since this last name is also used for a number of other unrelated trees, its use is not recommended.) The tree is named after Phillipe de Longviliers de Poincy who is credited for introducing the plant to the Americas.
Traders shading under Royal Poincianas outside the church of Santo Domingo, Oaxaca, Mexico
Traders shading under Royal Poincianas outside the church of Santo Domingo, Oaxaca, Mexico

The Royal Poinciana has been described as the most colourful tree in the world. The tree's vivid red/orange flowers and bright green foliage in any case make it an exceptionally striking sight.

The Royal Poinciana is native to Madagascar, where it is found in the West Malagasy forest. In the wild it is endangered, but it is widely cultivated elsewhere. In addition to its ornamental value, it is also a useful shade tree in tropical conditions, because it usually grows to a modest height (typically around 5 m, though it can reach as high as 12 m) but spreads widely, and its dense foliage provides full shade. In areas with a marked dry season, it sheds its leaves during the drought, but in other areas it is virtually evergreen.

The flowers are large, with four spreading scarlet or orange-red petals up to 8 cm long, and a fifth upright petal called the standard, which is slightly larger and spotted with yellow and white. The naturally occurring variety flavida has yellow flowers. Seed pods are dark brown and can be up to 60 cm long and 5 cm wide; the individual seeds, however, are small, weighing around 0.4 g on average. The compound leaves have a feathery appearance and are a characteristic light, bright green. They are doubly pinnate: Each leaf is 30-50 cm long and has 20 to 40 pairs of primary leaflets or pinnae on it, and each of these is further divided into 10-20 pairs of secondary leaflets or pinnules.
Royal Poincianas (Flamboyant Trees) bloom every summer in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Royal Poincianas (Flamboyant Trees) bloom every summer in the U.S. Virgin Islands

The Royal Poinciana requires a tropical or near-tropical climate, but can tolerate drought and salty conditions.

It is very widely grown in the Caribbean.

In the United States it is grown only in Florida, the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, the low deserts of Arizona (as high as Tucson) and California, Hawai'i, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. It is the official state tree of the Northern Mariana Islands.

The Royal Poinciana is regarded as naturalised in many of the locations where it is grown, and is seen by some as an invasive species in some parts of Australia, partly because its dense shade and root system prevent the growth of other species under it. It is also found in India, where it is referred to as the Gulmohar. In West Bengal (India) and Bangladesh it is called Krishnachura.

The seed pods of the Royal Poincianas are used in the Caribbean as a percussion instrument known as the shak-shak or maraca.

Answer 6

POINCIANA
- small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications
- bird of paradise: a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

Answer 7

It's a place in Florida OR one of the most colorful trees in the world - similar to bougainvilla.

Answer 8

a street in houston where i used to pick up crackheads (back when i was a paramedic).