Re: tree

I concur with Jason - Chas, here is a pic that seems similar to what you saw:
http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/~stueber/mavica/all/3000/02909.jpg
Here is a tree in full flower:
http://www.snatenkov.ru/foto/africa/hight/af_00007.jpg

Saw a lot of these beautiful trees on Grand Cayman last July, while visiting my wife's family there. Most are the flaming orange-red in flower, but there were a number of softer, melon or yellow-orange forms as well (more to my personal liking).

Seán O.

At 02:12 PM 9/4/2003, Jason D wrote:
Possibly a poinciana/flamboyan: Delonix regia.

> on 1.1.04 1:24, Charles Dills at cdills@charter.net
> wrote:
>
> > OK!  I finally have a question for this august group. I saw a
> > tree in Brisbane Australia. It looked like a young Jacaranda. But
> > instead of the castanet shaped seed pods it had long (8-10") seed
> > pods that looked like a large pea. The seed pod was very woody and
> > solid. It had spaced transverse internal holes each of which had an
> > elongated seed pod. I have no idea what the flower looked like. Does
> > this crude description from a chemist ring any bells with anyone?
> > ---Chas---

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