Catalpa speciosa

Northern catalpa

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Catalpa
Species:
C. speciosa
Binomial name
Catalpa speciosa
(Warder) Warder ex Engelm.
Natural range of Catalpa speciosa

Catalpa speciosa, commonly known as the northern catalpa, hardy catalpa, western catalpa, cigar tree or catawba,[2][3] is a species of Catalpa native to the midwestern United States.

The Latin specific epithet speciosa means "showy".[4]

  1. ^ https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145196/Catalpa_speciosa
  2. ^ "Catalpa speciosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference RHSPF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.