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Catalpa bungei C.A.Mey.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Bignoniaceae > Catalpa

Characteristics

Trees 8-12 m tall. Petiole 2-8 cm; leaf blade triangular-ovate or ovate-oblong, 6-15 X ca. 8 cm, glabrous abaxially, dark green adaxially, base broadly cuneate or cordate, apex long acuminate. Inflorescences corymbose-racemose, terminal, 2-12-flowered. Calyx bilabiate, apex acutely 2-dentate. Corolla pale red, yellow 2-striate and dark purple spotted at throat, 3-3.5 cm. Capsule linear, 25-45 cm X ca. 6 mm. Seeds narrowly ellipsoid, ca. 10 X 2 mm, villous at both ends. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jun-Oct. 2n = 40*.
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A large deciduous tree. It grows 9 m high. It spreads 3 m wide. The leaves are almost triangle shaped. They have a long central tip. The flowers are produced in small clusters of 3-12. They are pink with brown or yellow marks. The seed capsule can be 50 cm long.
Life form
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Mature height (meter) 9.0 - 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It will grow in most soils. It is best in an open sunny position. It is damaged by drought or frost. It suits hardiness zones 5-10. In Yunnan.
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Roadsides in. Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Zhejiang.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The flowers are eaten in times of famine.
Uses environmental use medicinal wood
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Abscess (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Carbuncle (unspecified), Cornea (unspecified), Emphysema (unspecified), Porrigo (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Struma (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Fistula (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed. They can also be grown from softwood cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Catalpa bungei flower picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Catalpa bungei flower picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Catalpa bungei flower picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Catalpa bungei world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Catalpa bungei threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:109144-1
WFO ID wfo-0000781881
COL ID 99H5Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Catalpa duclouxii Catalpa fargesii Catalpa heterophylla Catalpa bungei f. heterophylla Catalpa fargesii f. duclouxii Catalpa sutchuenensis Catalpa syringifolia Catalpa vestita Catalpa fargesii f. fargesii Catalpa bungei var. intermedia Catalpa fargesii f. alba Catalpa bungei
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