Fabaceae
Pride-of-Barbados
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Caesalpinia
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Common names
By language (37)
- ace
- Bak meurak
- Arabic
- بندق هندي, رنف, سلبنية, مشليخ
- arz
- بندق هندى
- ban
- Kemerakan
- Bangla
- রাধাচূড়া
- Bulgarian
- Райска птица, Гордостта на Барбадос, Мексиканска райска птица, Пауново цвете, Червена райска птица
- Burmese
- ဒေါင်းဆုပ်
- Chinese
- 洋金凤, 紅蝴蝶, 南蛇簕, 洋金鳳, 番蝴蝶, 蛱蝶花, 金凤花, 黃蝴蝶
- Czech
- Sapan nádherný
- Dutch
- Pauwenbloem
- English
- Pride-of-Barbados, Peacock flower, Pride of Barbados, And flamboyan-de-jardin., Dwarf poinciana, Mexican Bird of Paradise, Red Bird of Paradise, Poinciana
- Estonian
- Barbadose tsesalpiinia
- Finnish
- Riikinkukkokesalpinia
- French
- Flamboyant
- German
- Pfauenstrauch, Stolz von Barbados
- Indonesian
- Kembang tai
- Japanese
- オウコチョウ, オオゴチョウ, 黄胡蝶
- Javanese
- Kembang merak
- Kannada
- ರತ್ನಗಂಧಿ
- Malagasy
- Foleran'ny bonne année
- Malay
- Bunga Burung Merak
- Malayalam
- രാജമല്ലി, കൃഷ്ണമല്ലി, ദശമന്താരം
- Marathi
- रासतुरा
- nah
- Huitzcuahuitl
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Påfuglhale
- pap
- Tuturutu
- Persian
- ابریشم مصری آتشین
- Polish
- Brezylka nadobna
- Portuguese
- Asa-de-barata, Barba-de-barata, Flamboyant-mirim, Flamboyanzinho, Flor-de-pavão
- Slovenian
- Krasna cezalpinija
- Spanish
- Chivato del jardin, Chivato del jardín, Pajaro rojo del Paraiso, Pajaro rojo del Paraíso, Pequeno flamboyant, Pequeño flamboyant, Pájaro rojo del Paraiso, Pájaro rojo del Paraíso
- Sundanese
- Kembang Patrakomala
- Swedish
- Påfågelsträd
- Tamil
- மயில் கொன்றை
- Thai
- หางนกยูงไทย
- Tongan
- ʻŌhai siʻi
- Vietnamese
- Kim phượng
Synonyms
- Caesalpinia hispida (G.Don) D.Dietr.
- Caesalpinia pulcherrima f. flava (F.T.Hubb. & Rehder) H.St.John
- Caesalpinia pulcherrima var. flava L.H.Bailey & Rehder
- Caesalpinia pulcherrima var. insignis Kuntze
- Poinciana alata Burm.f.
- Poinciana bijuga Burm.f.
- Poinciana hispida G.Don
- Poinciana pulcherrima L.
- Poinciana pulcherrima f. flava (F.T.Hubb. & Rehder) O.Deg.
- Poinciana pulcherrima var. flava F.T.Hubb. & Rehder
- Poinciana pulchra Salisb.
- Radackia amicorum Cham. & Endl.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 1,106 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Drew Baxter, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sunday Berlioz KAKPO, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Reynaga, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chris English, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.