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Koelreuteria
Koelreuteria paniculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Sapindoideae
Genus: Koelreuteria
Laxm. [1]
Type species
Koelreuteria paniculata Laxm. [3]
Species [2]

Koelreuteria /kɛlrʊˈtɪəriə/, [4] also known as chinese lantern tree, [5] is a genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae, native to southern and eastern Asia.

Description

They are medium-sized deciduous trees growing to 10–20 m (33–66 ft) tall, with spirally arranged pinnate or bipinnate leaves. The flowers are small and yellow, produced in large branched panicles 20–50 cm (8–20 in) long. The fruit is a three-lobed inflated papery capsule 3–6 cm long, containing several hard nut-like seeds 5–10 mm diameter.

Taxonomy

Publication

It was published by Erik Laxmann in 1772. [2]

Type species

The type species is Koelreuteria paniculata Laxm. [3]

Species

The genus has three accepted species: [2]

Etymology

The genus was named after Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter (1733-1806), [3] from Karlsruhe, Germany, by Erich Laxmann.

Uses

Koelreuteria are commonly used as focal points in landscape design in regions where they thrive.

In some areas, notably parts of eastern North America, they have become invasive species.

Notes

  1. ^ "Koelreuteria Laxm". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-03-29. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  2. ^ a b c "Koelreuteria Laxm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Koelreuteria | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved February 8, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/36452-1
  4. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  5. ^ "Golden Rain Tree". MDC Teacher Portal. Retrieved 2022-11-09.

References

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