Radermachera ignea
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 | |
Synonyms | |
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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