Mayodendron

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Mayodendron
File:Radermachera ignea1858.JPG
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Mayodendron
Kurz
Species:
M. igneum
Binomial name
Mayodendron igneum
Synonyms[1]
  • Radermachera ignea (Kurz) Steenis
  • Spathodea ignea Kurz
  • Spathodea igneum Kurz

Mayodendron is a monotypic genus in the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae. The single species it contains, Mayodendron igneum, is native to southern China, India, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.[2] It is sometimes included within Radermachera.[2] It is a deciduous tree that grows up to 20 m in height and has striking orange-colored flowers that grow straight from the trunk.[3] This tree is the provincial tree of Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. It is also the tree of Suranaree University of Technology.[4]

References

  1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 19 November 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 Zhi-Yun Zhang; Thawatchai Santisuk, "Mayodendron Kurz, Prelim. Rep. Forest Veg. Pegu, App. D. t. 1. 1875", Flora of China
  3. Radermachera ignea (Kurz) Steenis
  4. Suranaree University of Technology - General Information

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