poinciana
noun
poin·ci·ana
ˌpȯin(t)-sē-ˈa-nə 
ˌp(w)än(t)-
: any of several ornamental tropical trees or shrubs (genera Caesalpinia and Delonix) of the legume family formerly placed in their own genus (Poinciana) compare royal poinciana
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The Kampong in Coconut Grove protects Miami’s oldest royal poinciana, chosen by the Fairchild family, and other majestic poincianas, including some rare yellow flowering cultivars.
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Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
Similar value is derived from leaving esperanza, poinciana, firebush and other cold-sensitive plants after the tops freeze.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 12 Dec. 2019
Thryallis freezes back to the ground most winters but is more cold hardy than esperanza and poinciana.
—Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 18 May 2018
Live oaks seemed unperturbed, gumbo limbos dropped limbs in Irma’s grasp as is their survival strategy, and poincianas seemed mostly to remain standing.
—Kenneth Setzer, miamiherald, 29 Sep. 2017
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Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
Similar value is derived from leaving esperanza, poinciana, firebush and other cold-sensitive plants after the tops freeze.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 12 Dec. 2019
Thryallis freezes back to the ground most winters but is more cold hardy than esperanza and poinciana.
—Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 18 May 2018
Live oaks seemed unperturbed, gumbo limbos dropped limbs in Irma’s grasp as is their survival strategy, and poincianas seemed mostly to remain standing.
—Kenneth Setzer, miamiherald, 29 Sep. 2017
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“Poinciana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poinciana. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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