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Paulownia fortunei

Paulownia fortunei
Flowers and leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Paulowniaceae
Genus: Paulownia
Species:
P. fortunei
Binomial name
Paulownia fortunei
Synonyms
  • Campsis fortunei Seem.[2]
  • Paulownia duclouxii Dode
  • Paulownia longifolia Hand.-Mazz.
  • Paulownia meridionalis Dode
  • Paulownia mikado T.Itô

Paulownia fortunei commonly called the dragontree, dragon tree or Fortune's empress tree, is a deciduous tree in the family Paulowniaceae, native to southeastern China (including Taiwan), Laos and Vietnam. It is an extremely fast-growing tree, due to its use of C4 carbon fixation,[3] and is planted for timber harvesting. It appears to be nowhere near as dangerously invasive as Paulownia tomentosa.[citation needed]

  1. ^ J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 180. 1890
  2. ^ J. Bot. 5: 373. 1867
  3. ^ "Microbial diversity of Paulownia spp. leaves – A new source of green manure". Retrieved 24 June 2021.

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