Common name
English: Southern Catalpa
German: Gewöhnlicher Trompetenbaum
Portuguese: Árvore-das-trombetas
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2586)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2483)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2101)
Order: Scrophulariales (97)
Family: Bignoniacea (19)(family description)
Genus: Catalpa (2)
Epithet: bignonioides Walt. (1)
Synonyms: Bignonia catalpa L., Bignonia spectabilis Salisb., Catalpa arborea Baill.
arborea => like a tree
bignonioides => trumpet-flower, Bignonia, like
spectabilis => showy, superior, spectaclular
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Catalpa bignonioides at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [874] Catalpa bignonioides - Plants For A Future database