Radermachera

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Radermachera sinica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Radermachera
Zoll. & Mor
Species

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Radermachera is a genus of 15-16 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees reaching 5-40 m tall, with bipinnate or tripinnate leaves, and panicles of large bell-shaped, white, pink, pale purple or yellow flowers 5-7 cm diameter.

The genus is named after Jacob Cornelis Matthieu Radermacher, the 18th century Dutch naturalist who cataloged much of the flora of Java and Sumatra.

Selected species
  • Radermachera frondosa Chun & How
  • Radermachera eberhardtii Dop
  • Radermachera gigantea Miquel
  • Radermachera glandulosa (Blume) Miquel
  • Radermachera hainanensis Merrill
  • Radermachera ignea (Kurz) Steenis
  • Radermachera microcalyx C. Y. Wu & W. C. Yin
  • Radermachera peninsularis Steenis
  • Radermachera pentandra Hemsley
  • Radermachera pinnata (Blanco) Seem.
  • Radermachera ramiflora Steenis
  • Radermachera sinica (Hance) Hemsley
  • Radermachera xylocarpa (Roxb.) K. Schum
  • Radermachera yunnanensis C. Y. Wu & W. C. Yin

[edit] Cultivation and uses

R. sinica has become a popular houseplant, grown for its decorative foliage.

[edit] References

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