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Catalpa speciosa was originally thought to be native only to a small area of the midwestern United States near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.However, in 1976, investigation of an archeological site of an island in West Virginia's portion of the Ohio River revealed Catalpa speciosa to be present on the island around the period of 1500-1700 CE.
[8] [9] Giovanni Antonio Scopoli established the genus Catalpa in 1777. The bean-like seed pod is the origin of the alternative vernacular names Indian bean tree and cigar tree for Catalpa bignonioides and Catalpa speciosa, respectively. The catalpa tree in Reading, Berkshire, England
Ceratomia catalpae, the catalpa sphinx, is a hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. Other common names are the Catawba worm, or Catalpa sphinx.
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A species of deciduous tree that displays extrafloral nectaries, Catalpa speciosa, shows a decreased loss of leaf tissue on branches protected by ants, and an increase in number of seeds produced. [3]
Catalpa bignonioides is a deciduous tree growing to 25–40 feet (7.6–12.2 m) tall with an equal or greater spread, [8] with a trunk up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) diameter, with brown to gray bark, maturing into hard plates or ridges. The short thick trunk supports long and straggling branches which form a broad and irregular head.
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 ...
Adjacent to Cory Lodge is a superb specimen of Catalpa speciosa, an Indian bean tree from North America, with white flowers followed by long slender fruits. On the north wall of the house is a specimen of Ginkgo biloba , the Chinese maidenhair tree, trained as an espalier since 1987.