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.[3] 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,[4] which is also used for coffins,[5] ancestral tablets,[6] and oars.[7] It also used as an ornamental tree.[3]
| Manchurian catalpa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: | Catalpa |
| Species: | C. bungei
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| Binomial name | |
| Catalpa bungei C.A.Mey. (1837)
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References
edit- ^ Lai, Y.; Qin, h.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Catalpa bungei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T152844002A152844004. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T152844002A152844004.en. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Catalpa bungei C.A.Mey. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ a b Olsen, Richard T.; Kirkbride, Jr., Joseph H. (2010). "Manchurian Catalpa" (PDF). Arnoldia. 68 (2): 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2015. 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
edit- USDA Plants Profile: Catalpa bungei
Media related to Catalpa bungei at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Catalpa bungei at Wikispecies
