Delonix regia is a species of flowering plant from the Fabaceae family, Caesalpinioideae subfamilia, noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of flowers. Often grown as an ornamental tree and given the name Royal Poinciana or Flamboyant, it is also known as Gulmohar (Hindi and Urdu -‘Gul’ means flower and ‘Mohr’ is ‘peacock’, thus the name suggests spectacular show of colorful flowers, much like flamboyant colors of a peacock, KrishnachuRa (Bengali: 'crown of the Lord Krishna), Phượng vĩ (means "Phoenix's Tail) (Vietnamese), Malinche, and Tabachine, and one of several named the Flame tree. The species was previously placed in a genus Poinciana, named for Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy, 17th century governor of Saint Christophe (Saint Kitts), who is credited with introducing the plant to the Americas. Being a legume it has nitrogen fixating and soil improving properties.
Bauhinia tomentosa (Camel Foot Tree): Medium to large shrub to a small tree, up to 4m in height. Leaves are divided into two lobes, light green in colour, with a leathery texture, carried on branches that are often drooping. It produces large bell-shaped, bright yellow flowers with a black to deep maroon coloured centre from December to March. The fruit are pea like, slender and velvety. They are light green, turning a pale brown with age and are produced from January to June or even later. Bark is gray or brown.
