Rafinesque, C.S. (1837), Flora Telluriana 3: 92 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Delonix regia (Hook.) Raf.

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• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), ChI (naturalised), NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)

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