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The two North American species, Catalpa bignonioides (southern catalpa) and Catalpa speciosa (northern catalpa), have been widely planted outside their natural ranges as ornamental trees for their showy flowers and attractive shape. Northern and southern catalpas are very similar in appearance, but the northern species has slightly larger ...
Catalpa speciosa, commonly known as the northern catalpa, hardy catalpa, western catalpa, cigar tree or catawba, [2] [3] is a species of Catalpa native to the midwestern United States. The Latin specific epithet speciosa means "showy".
Catalpa bignonioides is a short-lived [3] [4] species of Catalpa that is native to the southeastern United States in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Common names include southern catalpa , cigartree , and Indian bean tree [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is commonly used as a garden and street tree .
Catalpa ovata, the yellow catalpa [1] [5] or Chinese catalpa [1] (Chinese: 梓; pinyin: zǐ), is a pod-bearing tree native to China. Compared to C. speciosa , it is much smaller, typically reaching heights between 20 and 30 feet (6 and 9 m).
Catalpa fargesii, the Chinese bean tree, is a species of tree in the family Bignoniaceae, native to China. Growing to about 25 m tall, it is a deciduous tree which produces abundant pink blossom in spring, followed by narrow brown beans-like fruit in the autumn. Some sources place the species as a synonym of Catalpa bungei. [1]
Many species of Bignoniaceae have some use, either commercially or ethnobotanically, but the most important, by far, are those planted as ornamentals, especially the flowering trees. Jacaranda, Campsis, Pyrostegia, Tabebuia, Catalpa, Roseodendron, Handroanthus and Crescentia all have species of horticultural significance, at least in warm climates.
Catalpa: catalpa trees; Catalpa bignonioides: southern catalpa Bignoniaceae (trumpet creeper family) 451 Catalpa speciosa: northern catalpa Bignoniaceae (trumpet creeper family) 452 Handroanthus: Handroanthus heptaphyllus: Bignoniaceae (trumpet creeper family) Handroanthus impetiginosus: purple tabebuia; purple trumpet tree Bignoniaceae ...
Catalpa brevipes is a species of small tree in the family Bignoniaceae.It is native to Cuba (in Baire [], a hilly area that lies on the north side of the Sierra Maestra mountains, and coastal Cabo Cruz), the Dominican Republic (Azua Province), and Haiti (Massif de la Hotte).