Common name
English: Chinese catalpa
German: Gelber Trompetenbaum, Trompetenbaum
Mandarin: 梓 (zi)
Portuguese: Árvore-das-trombetas
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Lamiales (199)
Family: Bignoniaceae (20)(family description)
Genus: Catalpa (2)
Epithet: ovata G. Don (6)
Synonyms: Catalpa henryi Dode, Catalpa kaempferi (DC.) Siebold & Zucc., Catalpa nana Dippel, Catalpa wallichiana auct.
henryi => in honor of Augustine Henry (1857-1930); Irish physician, plant collector in China and botanist
nana => dwarf
ovata => oval, egg-shaped; elliptic, but broader at the base
wallichiana => in honor of Dr. Nathaniel Wallich (1786–1854), Danish surgeon and botanist who worked in India
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Catalpa ovata at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [491] Catalpa ovata - Plants For A Future database
- [768] Image of Catalpa ovata - Handbuch der Laubholzkunde
- [1637] Catalpa ovata - Flora of China @ efloras.org