Paulownia fortunei

Paulownia fortunei
Flowers and leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Paulowniaceae
Genus:	Paulownia
Species:	P. fortunei
Binomial name
Paulownia fortunei (Seem.) Hemsl.[1]
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]}