Common name
English: Southern Catalpa
German: Gewöhnlicher Trompetenbaum
Portuguese: Árvore-das-trombetas
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2629)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2532)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2141)
Order: Scrophulariales (94)
Family: Bignoniacea (18)(family description)
Genus: Catalpa (2)
Epithet: bignonioides Walt. (1)
Synonyms: Bignonia catalpa L., Bignonia spectabilis Salisb., Bignonia triloba T.Freeman & Custis, Catalpa arborea Baill., Catalpa bignonioides Bureau, Catalpa catalpa H.Karst. (L.), Catalpa communis Dum.Cours., Catalpa cordifolia Moench, Catalpa syringaefolia Sims, Catalpa syringifolia Sims, Catalpa ternifolia Cav., Catalpa umbraculifera Ugolini, Catalpium amena Raf.
arborea => like a tree
bignonioides => trumpet-flower, Bignonia, like
communis => common, or growing in society
cordifolia => with heart-shaped leaves
spectabilis => showy, superior, spectaclular
ternifolia => leaves in threes
triloba => with three lobes
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