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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Catalpa ovata
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Catalpa ovata
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Catalpa ovata
COMMON NAME:
Chinese Catalpa
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Catalpa ovata
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Catalpa ovata
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Catalpa ovata
3889
Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Suburban woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: China
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite or sometimes whorled
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Creamy yellow,
striped inside with deeper yellow and spotted with dark violet
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-merous
2-lobed calyx
2-lipped campanulate corolla
2 fertile stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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