Paulownia tomentosa
Empresstree, Foxglove Tree
Other regional names: Foxglovetree +2 more
- Foxglovetree
- Karri Tree
- Karritree
Also known as: Incarvillea tomentosa (Thunb.) Spreng. +16 more
- Incarvillea tomentosa (Thunb.) Spreng.
- Paulownia coreana Uyeki
- Paulownia glabrata Rehder
- Paulownia grandifolia Wettst.
- Paulownia imperialis Siebold & Zucc.
- Paulownia imperialis var. lanata Dode
- Paulownia imperialis var. pallida Dode
- Paulownia intermedia T.B.Lee
- Paulownia lilacina Sprague
- Paulownia recurva Rehder
- Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Britton
- Paulownia tomentosa f. pallida (Dode) Rehder
- Paulownia tomentosa f. virginea H.Ohashi
- Paulownia tomentosa var. glabrata (Rehder) S.Z.Qu
- Paulownia tomentosa var. japonica Elwes
- Paulownia tomentosa var. lanata (Dode) C.K.Schneid.
- Paulownia tomentosa var. pallida (Dode) C.K.Schneid.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Paulowniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Paulownia tomentosa (commonly known as Empresstree or Foxglove-Tree) is a tree belonging to the Paulowniaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Korea, Manchuria
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Arkansas, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hawaii, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Italy, Japan, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Romania, South Carolina, Spain, Tennessee, Texas, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms