Accepted name: |
Catalpa bignonioides Walter |
Synonym(s): |
-Bignonia catalpa L. -Catalpa catalpa (L.) Karst.
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English names: |
Common Catalpa
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French names: |
Catalpa commun
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Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Bignoniaceae
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OPL Code: |
WCATBI (to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
Lifeform: |
1.1 |
Lifecycle: |
P |
Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
Floristic Affinities: |
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Distribution: |
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Ecosystem: |
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Microhabitat: |
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Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Cultivated for wood production and as medicinal plant in Japan, escaped and naturalized in the USA (Connecticut to S Ontario, Ohio and Maryland). Fruit and bark contain a glycoside(1). |
Key Characters: |
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