Catalpa bungei
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,[2] which is also used for coffins,[3] ancestral tablets,[4] and oars.[5] It also used as an ornamental tree.[1]
| Manchurian catalpa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: | Catalpa |
| Species: | C. bungei |
| Binomial name | |
| Catalpa bungei | |
References
- Olsen, Richard T.; Kirkbride, Jr., Joseph H. (2010). "Manchurian Catalpa" (PDF). Arnoldia. 68 (2): 75. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- Liu, W.; Wang, C.; Shen, X.; Liang, H.; Wang, Y.; He, Z.; Zhang, D.; Chen, F. (June 2019). "Comparative transcriptome analysis highlights the hormone effects on somatic embryogenesis in Catalpa bungei". Plant Reproduction. 32 (2): 141–151. doi:10.1007/s00497-018-0349-y. PMID 30421145. S2CID 53288628.
- Wolfram Eberhard The Local Cultures of South and East China, p. 333, at Google Books
- Reginald Fleming Johnston Lion and Dragon in Northern China, p. 235, at Google Books
- Joseph Needham and Colin A. Ronan The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China:, p. 83, at Google Books
External links
- USDA Plants Profile: Catalpa bungei
Media related to Catalpa bungei at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Catalpa bungei at Wikispecies
Manchurian catalpa in bloom at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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