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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Paulownia Siebold & Zucc. in Siebold & Zuccarini, Fl. Jap. (Siebold) 1, 25, t. 10 (1836)
Description
Deciduous trees. Lvs opposite, petiolate, simple; lamina large, ovate or shallowly 3-lobed, mostly entire but toothed in young plants. Infl. a large, terminal cymose panicle of many fls, produced before the lvs. Calyx deeply 5-lobed; lobes equal. Corolla tubular- or campanulate-funnelform, generally mauve; limb somewhat oblique, ± bilabiate with 5 subequal lobes. Stamens 4, included. Capsule ± ovoid, loculicidal; valves woody. Seeds numerous, fairly large, with surrounding broad wing.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Exotic: Casual | 2 |
| Total | 3 |
Bibliography
Barton, I.L.; Nicholas, I.D.; Ecroyd, C.E. 2007: Paulownia. Forest Research Bulletin, New Zealand 231: 1–[72].
Cronquist, A. 1988: The evolution and classification of flowering plants. The New York Botanic Gardens, New York.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Siebold, P.F. von; Zuccarini, J.G. 1835-1841: Flora Japonica sive plantae, quas in imperio japonicocollegit, descripsit, ex parte in ipsis locis pingendas curavit Dr. Ph.Fr. de Siebold. Vol. 1. Leiden.
