Your Favorite Tropical Flowering Trees

[cagary]

Here's some of mine. What are your favorites?

Amherstia nobilis

Brownea coccinea

Cananga odorata

Cassia grandis

Cassia Javanica

Cassia javanica x C. fistula

Chorisia Speciosa

Colvillea racemosa

Delonix regia

Delonix regia flava

Dombeya Cacuminum

Lagerstroemia speciosa

Maniltoa browneoides

Saraca indica

Tabebuia Rosea

[ariscott]

Too many to list!!! Some of them are

Amherstia nobilis

Browneopsis ucayana

Clitoria fairchildiana

any trees that has blue flowers on them...

and it doesn't stop there!!! I have given up...

Regards, Ari

[metalfan]

I like my Brownea, I think its grandiceps

[fastfeat]

Lagerstroemia macrocarpa

Lagerstoemia loudonii

Acrocarpus fraxinifolius

Zenia insignis

Clitoria fairchildiana

Albizia niopoides

Thevetia thevetioides (OK, subtropical in origin...)

Eucalyptus grandis

Erythrina falcata

Tibouchina granulosa

Bauhinia forficata

Bauhinia monandra

Cassia angolensis

Bischofia javanica (much maligned, but a beautiful tree nonetheless...)

Bucida buceras 'Shady Lady'

Edited June 16, 2010 by fastfeat

[fastfeat]

Senna splendida

Robinsonella cordata

Rauvolfia samarensis

Dahlstedtia pinnata

Rhodosphaera rhodanthema (subtropical)

Caesalpinia violacea

Peltophorum dubium

Melaleuca decora (subtropical)

Callistemon salignus (subtropical)

Ehretia anacua (subtropical)

Bougainvillea "arborea"

Bulnesia arborea

Fernandoa magnifica

Delastoma speciosum

"species" Plumeria

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Some of the best flowering trees, IMHO, are not always the "biggest bang" bloomers, but rather the more understated ones. There are more things (form, leaves, branching habits) that endear specific trees to me than just their flowers.

Edited June 16, 2010 by fastfeat

[tikitiki]

It is hard to beat Delonix regia

[epicure3]

I would also include Spathodea Campanulata in that list.

[ariscott]

Ken....

You are right... I forget

Fernandoa magnifica

and in my wanted list is

Robinsonella cordata - gorgeous blue flower!!!!

Regards, Ari

[LJG]

Calodendrum capense can be added.

[Mark_NoVA]

Boy, do I love Delonix regia!

[Gbarce]

Anyone got pictures on all these varieties listed here?

Make the uninitiated drool!

[Eric in Orlando]

My all time favorite would be Enterolobium contortisiliquum, Ear Tree.

Some others;

Adansonia digitata- Baobab Tree

Albizia niopoides

Bauhinia x blakeana- Hong Kong Orchid Tree

Cananga odorata- Ylang Ylang

Cassia leptophylla- Gold Medallion Tree

Ceiba speciosa- Floss Silk Tree

Coccoloba uvifera- Seagrape

Colvillea racemosa- Colville's Glory

Delonix regia- Royal Poinciana

Handroanthus umbellatus- Yellow Trumpet Tree (Tabebuia umbellata)

Jacaranda cuspidifolia

Magnolia x alba (Michelia)- White Champaca

Moringa drouhardii

Peltophorum dubium- Yellow Poinciana

Plumeria rubra- Frangipani

Pterospermum acerifolium- Bayur Tree

Schizolobium parahybum- Fern Tree

Talipariti tiliaceum- Mahoe (Hibiscus tiliaceus)

[fastfeat]

My all time favorite would be Enterolobium contortisiliquum, Ear Tree.

Eric--

This is the species common in Central Florida, correct? What are the significant differences from E. cyclocarpum?

I may have been mis-IDing in the field...

[Eric in Orlando]

Yes, Enterolobium contortisiliquum is the one common in cen FL. It has long been mis ID'd as E. cyclocarpum. I think some main difference are in the fruit. Also, E. cyclocarpum is more tender. Enterolobium contortisiliquum wasn't bothered by this past cold winter. We had a young E. cyclocarpum about 7ft tall and it froze about halfway back and it is growing in a warm location under high tree canopy. But it makes sense as E. cyclocapum is native from Mexico to Brazil and Colombia and E.contortisiliquum is native from Brazil to Uruguay.

I'll have to get Lorenzi's book out to check the differences. He has some other nice species listed.

[LJG]

Yes, Enterolobium contortisiliquum is the one common in cen FL. It has long been mis ID'd as E. cyclocarpum. I think some main difference are in the fruit. Also, E. cyclocarpum is more tender. Enterolobium contortisiliquum wasn't bothered by this past cold winter. We had a young E. cyclocarpum about 7ft tall and it froze about halfway back and it is growing in a warm location under high tree canopy. But it makes sense as E. cyclocapum is native from Mexico to Brazil and Colombia and E.contortisiliquum is native from Brazil to Uruguay.

I'll have to get Lorenzi's book out to check the differences. He has some other nice species listed.

This is good to know. I got a Enterolobium contortisiliquum and had no idea the difference. Glad to hear it is more cold hardy. This might mean it will hold it's leaves longer too through winter.