Commonly known as gulmohur or radhachura in Bengali is a tropical plant found in many tropical countries including India. Apart from the common name the plant has several regional names which have been assigned to it. For instance doddartna-grandhi is the Kannad version of the plant and it is known as alasippu in Malayalam. In other languages like Marathi, Tamil and Telegu the plant is known as gulmohur, mayarum and erraturayl respectively. The English name of this tropical plant is royal Poinciana and the botanical name of this plant is Delonix regia. The plant has originated in Madagascar and is cultivated in many of the warmer tropical countries. In India it is planted along road sides and gardens especially in the warmer parts.

This plant is well known for the comfortable shadow it provides with the help of its feathery foliage. It has a grey brown bark and flowers which are crimson red to scarlet orange in colour. The fruits or the pods of the plant are hard and long in structure and contains a huge number of mottled brown seeds. In the central Indian deciduous forest area the flowering season of the plant is during April to June. During this time the trees become leafless.

The plant has several medicinal uses like it is used to treat constipation, inflammations, arthritis and hemiplagia. Thus it can be said that apart from being a treat to the eyes of an onlooker, the plant also has many medicinal uses which makes Gulmohur to stand out in the crowd.

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