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Catalpa bignonioides

American Catalpa, Catawba
Other regional names: Cigartree +2 more
  • Cigartree
  • Common Catalpa
  • Indian Bean Tree
Also known as: Bignonia catalpa L. +17 more
  • Bignonia catalpa L.
  • Bignonia triloba T.Freeman & Custis
  • Catalpa arborea Baill.
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. aurea (Mast.) Schelle
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. aurea Bureau
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. koehnei (Hesse) Dode
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. koehnei (Hesse) Paclt
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. nana (Otto & A.Dietr.) Paclt
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. nana Bureau
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. pulverulenta (Rob.) Paclt
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. pulverulenta Bean
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. variegata (Bureau) Paclt
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. variegata Bureau
  • Catalpa bignonioides var. aurea (Mast.) Lavallée ex Bureau
  • Catalpa bignonioides var. koehnei (Hesse) Dode
  • Catalpa bignonioides var. nana (Otto & A.Dietr.) Bureau
  • Catalpa bignonioides var. pulverulenta (Rob.) Bean
  • Catalpa bignonioides var. variegata Bureau
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Bignoniaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.

Catalpa bignonioides (commonly known as American catalpa or Catawba) is a tree belonging to the Bignoniaceae family. Found natively in North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas

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)
Arkansas, Baleares, Bulgaria, China South-Central, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Illinois, Italy, Kentucky, Korea, Maryland, New York, North Caucasus, Oregon, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Tennessee, Tunisia, Vermont, West Himalaya

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