Catalpa bungei
| Manchurian catalpa | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: | Catalpa |
| Species: | C. bungei |
| Binomial name | |
| Catalpa bungei C.A.Mey. | |
Catalpa bungei, commonly known as Manchurian catalpa, is a species of catalpa native to China. The specific epithet honors the botanist Alexander Bunge, who collected the specimens that Carl Anton von Meyer later described.[1] The flowers are arranged in a corymb and are densely spotted with pink. It is cultivated in China, along with C. ovata, for its wood (known as "qui wood" or "chu wood") and as an ornamental tree.[1]
References
- 1 2 Olsen, Richard T.; Kirkbride, Jr., Joseph H. (2010). "Manchurian Catalpa" (PDF). Arnoldia, The Magazine of the Arnold Arboretum 68 (2): 75. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
External links
- USDA Plants Profile: Catalpa bungei
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Data related to Catalpa bungei at Wikispecies
Manchurian catalpa in bloom at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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