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Catalpa bignonioides
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species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
Catalpa bignonioides, also known as the southern catalpa or catalpa tree, is a species of deciduous plant in the family Bignoniaceae. It belongs to the genus Catalpa within the order Lamiales and class Magnoliopsida. The species was described by Walter and is classified under the phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae.
The native range of this taxon includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Records from iDigBio indicate its presence in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, with collections held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums, UCONN, INECOL, DAV, and SBBG. The plant features a thyrse inflorescence.
The IUCN Red List assigned a conservation status of Data Deficient to Catalpa bignonioides in 2018. While the taxon range is listed as the Tibet Autonomous Region in some databases, occurrence records number 12,700, and media files total 2,108.
Synthesized by Vinony from 35 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Data DeficientSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyBignoniaceae
Catalpa bignonioides, de noms communs Arbre aux haricots, Catalpa boule ou Catalpa commun, est une espèce d'arbres à grandes feuilles caduques, originaire d'Amérique du Nord, souvent planté comme arbre d'ornement dans les climats tempérés, de la famille des Bignoniaceae et du genre Catalpa.
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,528
- With media
- 2,108
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, UCONN, INECOL, DAV, SBBG, NY
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Canada
Wikidata facts
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- taxon name
- Catalpa bignonioides
- Commons category
- Catalpa bignonioides
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- Catalpa bignonioides
- taxon common name
- navadni cigarovec
- IUCN conservation status
- Data Deficient
- short name
- C. bignonioides
- taxon author citation
- Walter
- taxon range
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- foliage type
- deciduous plant
- inflorescence
- thyrse
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Encyclopedic overview
Catalpa bignonioides is a short-lived species of Catalpa that is native to the southeastern United States in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Common names include southern catalpa, cigartree, and Indian bean tree It is commonly used as a garden and street tree.
Description
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