Poinciana vs Royal poinciana

Delonix baccal compared with Delonix regia

Key Differences

• Poinciana is Near Threatened while Royal poinciana is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Poinciana	Royal poinciana
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Delonix	Delonix
Species	Delonix baccal	Delonix regia

Evolutionary Relationship

Poinciana and Royal poinciana share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Delonix.

Conservation Status

Poinciana

NT — Near Threatened

Royal poinciana

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Poinciana	Royal poinciana
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Poinciana

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Royal poinciana

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (16 countries), Europe (Portugal), North America (18 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (8 countries).