Radermachera ignea
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| Radermachera ignea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Flowering plant |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: | Radermachera |
| Species: | R. ignea |
| Binomial name | |
| Radermachera ignea (Kurz) Steenis | |
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Mayodendron igneum (Kurz) Kurz | |
Radermachera ignea, also known as Tree Jasmine and Pip Thong (Thai: ปีบทอง), is a species of plant in the Bignoniaceae family endemic to Northern Thailand and northern Laos and is found from Burma to the island of Hainan.
It is a deciduous tree that grows up to 20 m in height and has striking orange-colored flowers that grow straight from the trunk.[1]
This tree is the provincial tree of Chiang Rai Province. It is also the tree of Chiang Rai Rajabhat University and Suranaree University of Technology.[2]
Gallery
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Tree Jasmine (Radermachera ignea) at Chiang Rai Witthayakhom School
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Radermachera ignea in Thailand
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A flower of Radermachera ignea in Hùng Temple, Vietnam
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Radermachera ignea in Hùng Temple, Vietnam
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