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thumb|"Beanpods" and leaf details of the northern catalpa

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Catalpa is a genus of trees within the family Bignoniaceae. It belongs to the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Lamiales. The scientific name is Catalpa Scop., and it is also referred to by common names such as catalpa, Trumpettipuut, Szivarfa, and Katalpa.

The genus has been introduced to several regions, including Austria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Cayman Is., Colorado, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hawaii, Hungary, Italy, Japan, and Korea. Records indicate its presence in the United States, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, China, and Cuba. These occurrences are documented by institutions such as US, UOMNH, YPM, BRIT, and USF.

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Species

Catalpa

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderLamiales
  5. FamilyBignoniaceae
Native toAlabama, Arkansas, Bahamas, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Cuba, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia
Observations recorded30,121

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records
304
With media
252
Family
Bignoniaceae
Collections
US, UOMNH, YPM, BRIT, USF, FMNH
Recorded in
United States, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, China, Cuba

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Species
  • List of species
  • Evolution
  • Etymology
  • Food source
  • Other uses
  • References
  • External links

thumb|"Beanpods" and leaf details of the northern catalpa

Catalpa (, ), commonly also called catawba, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to warm temperate and subtropical regions of North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia.

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