These photos were taken in Brisbane Botanic Gardens.I believe the trees were planted in 1934.
From Madagascar, this is an erect tree, often with a long trunk and spreading branches. Fern-like, pinnate leaves to a metre long, with many small, elliptic to oblong leaflets. From late autumn to winter, this tree turns on a spectacular floral display that rivals other world-renowned flowering species like the Illawarra flame tree, Jacaranda or poinciana (to which it is related).
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