Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Linnaeus) Swartz, Observ. Bot. (1791) 66; Hattink, Reinwardtia 9 (1974) 50; J.E. Vidal in Fl. Camb., Laos & Vietnam 18 (1980) 24, pl. 2/1–7; in Fl. Thailand 4 (1984) 65, f. 15/ 1–7; Rudd in Fl. Ceylon 7 (1991) 46; Hou, Larsen & Larsen, Fl. Malesiana 12 (1996) 551.
Poinciana pulcherrima L., Sp. Pl. (1753) 380.
Syntypes: Herb. Linn. 529/1 (LINN); Herb. Hermann 4, fol. 50, 5; fol. 26; 436 (BM); Herb. Hermann fol. 96, 114, 116 & 117 (L), India.