noun
- Small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications.
- synonyms: subgenus Poinciana
- A tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana.
- synonyms: bird of paradise, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesii
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