flame of the forest noun5 •Any of several plants. •Butea monosperma (syn. Butea frondosa), of south Asia; palash, bastard teak. •Delonix regia, native to Madagascar; royal poinciana, flamboyant tree. •Mucuna bennettii, native to Papua New Guinea; New Guinea creeper. •Spathodea campanulata; fountain tree, African tulip tree, Nandi flame, of tropical Africa. formsflames of the forest · flames of the forests