[1][2] It is colloquially known as Butterfly tree or Flor de Mayo.

[3] It Flowers are orange, solitary and range from 6 - 11.5 cm long.

Erblich, a German court garden-master in Hannover,[5] it was first described and published in Bot.

[1] Originally the genera was composed of five species, however, these are currently classified as heterotypic synonyms.

[1] Its native range is Mexico to Central America, it is found in the countries of; Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama.