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Paulowniaceae

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Paulowniaceae are a family of flowering plants within the Lamiales. They are a monophyletic family of trees with currently 12 species in 3 genera. They were formerly placed within Scrophulariaceae sensu lato, or as a segregate of the Bignoniaceae.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderLamiales
  5. FamilyPaulowniaceae
Observations recorded60,867

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
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Paulownia tomentosa150737420.jpg
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Commons category
Paulowniaceae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Paulowniaceae
topic's main category
Category:Paulowniaceae
taxon common name
pavlovnijevke
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Paulowniaceae are a family of flowering plants within the Lamiales. They are a monophyletic family of trees with currently 12 species in 3 genera. They were formerly placed within Scrophulariaceae sensu lato, or as a segregate of the Bignoniaceae.

The Paulowniaceae are now resolved as a distinct separate family consisting of the genera Paulownia, Shiuyinghua and Wightia. They are deciduous trees with large heart shaped leaves and long panicles of white-purple to lavender flowers native to eastern Asia. The most widely distributed and recognized species is Paulownia tomentosa with common names such as Princess tree, Empress tree, Kiri tree, Foxglove tree, and Phoenix tree.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paulowniaceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.