ðə tɹˈiː ɪz kˈɔːld ðə dˈɛvəlz, mˈʌŋkiz ɔːɹ mˈɛksɪkən hˈænd tɹˈiː ɔːɹ ðə hˈændflˈaʊɚɹ ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ, ðɪ ˈɑːɹbɑːl də lˌɑːs mænˈiːɾəz tɹˈiː ʌv lˈɪɾəl hˈændz ɪn spˈænɪʃ, ænd mˈækpɐlksˌɑːtʃɪɾəl pˈɑːm flˈaʊɚ ɪn nˈæhjuːˌæɾəl, ˈɔːl ˌɔn ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv ɪts dɪstˈɪŋktɪv ɹˈɛd flˈaʊɚz, wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻzˈɛmbəl ˈoʊpən hjˈuːmən hˈændz.
The tree is called the devil's, monkey's or Mexican hand tree or the hand-flower in English, the árbol de las manitas (tree of little hands) in Spanish, and mācpalxōchitl (palm flower) in Nahuatl, all on account of its distinctive red flowers, which resemble open human hands.