Guletura / Dwarf Poinciana
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Also known as Peacock Flower, Barbados Pride, Peacock Cassia, Barbados Flower-Fence, Gold Mohur
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Caesalpinia pulcherrima
- Genus
- Caesalpinia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Grown as ornamental plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Widely Cultivated
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- गुलेतूरा guletura
- Bengali
- ক্রিশ্নচূড়া Krishnachura, রাধাচূড়া Radhachura, রাধাচূড়া
- Tamil
- Mayurkonrai, மயில் கொன்றை
- Telugu
- రత్నగంధీ Ratnagandhi
- Kannada
- ಕೆಂಜಿಗೆ Kenjige, ರತ್ನಗಂಧಿ Ratnagandhi, ರತ್ನಗಂಧಿ
- Malayalam
- Settimandaram, രാജമല്ലി, Caesalpinia pulcherrima
- Marathi
- Sankasur, रासतुरा
Guletura in India
This ornamental shrub, known as गुलेतूरा guletura (Hindi), Mayurkonrai (Tamil), రత్నగంధీ Ratnagandhi (Telugu), ಕೆಂಜಿಗೆ Kenjige (Kannada), Settimandaram (Malayalam), Sankasur (Marathi), is planted widely for its vivid flowers. Caesalpinia pulcherrima is grown across Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat, both as a garden shrub and a flowering hedge.
Uses
It's grown almost entirely as an ornamental, valued for its long flowering season and vivid orange-red-and-yellow blossom, and is also planted as a flowering screening hedge.
How to Identify Guletura
A shrub or small tree with finely divided, fern-like bipinnate leaves. Flowers have crinkled, fringed petals in orange, red or yellow with very long, protruding red stamens, followed by flat pods.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dwarf poinciana called in different Indian languages?
- गुलेतूरा guletura (Hindi); Mayurkonrai (Tamil); రత్నగంధీ Ratnagandhi (Telugu); ಕೆಂಜಿಗೆ Kenjige (Kannada); Settimandaram (Malayalam); Sankasur (Marathi); ক্রিশ্নচূড়া Krishnachura (Bengali).
- Is this the same tree as Gulmohar?
- No — true Gulmohar (Delonix regia) is a large shade tree, while peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) is a much smaller ornamental shrub, though both have similarly vivid orange-red flowers.
- What colours does it come in?
- Commonly orange-red with yellow edges, but pure yellow and pink-red flowered forms are also grown.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Guletura belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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View all Caesalpiniaceae →Sources: GBIF — Caesalpinia pulcherrima (India distribution & vernacular names) (CC BY 4.0) · Wikipedia — Caesalpinia pulcherrima (background/comprehension only) (CC BY-SA 4.0)