Catalpa longissima

Catalpa longissima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Bignoniaceae
Tribus: Catalpeae
Genus: Catalpa
Sectio: C. sect. Macrocatalpa
Species: Catalpa longissima

Name

Catalpa longissima (Jacq.) Dum.Cours., Bot. Cult. 2: 190 (1801).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Bignonia longissima Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 25 (1760).
• Homotypic
  • Macrocatalpa longissima (Jacq.) Britton, J. New York Bot. Gard. 19: 8 (1918).
• Heterotypic
  • Bignonia longisiliqua Jacq., Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 234 (1780).
    • Catalpa longisiliqua (Jacq.) Cham., Linnaea 7: 720 (1833).
  • Bignonia quercus Lam., Encycl. 1: 417 (1785).
  • Bignonia tenuisiliqua Vahl, Eclog. Amer. 2: 43 (1798).
  • Bignonia pseudoquercus Tussac, Fl. Antill. 4: 118 (1827).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Acevedo-Rodriguez, P. & Strong, M.T. Flora of the West Indies. Smithsonian Institution. Published on internet. Accessed 2010 Apr 02 [1].
• Dumont de Courset, G.L.M. 1802. Le Botaniste Cultivateur,... 2: 190. (Bot. Mag. 27: t. 1094. 1808)

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Catalpa longissima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Catalpa longissima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Aug 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Catalpa longissima. Published online. Accessed: 20 Aug 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Catalpa longissima. Accessed: 20 Aug 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Catalpa longissima in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 20.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Catalpa longissima in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 02 April 2010.

Vernacular names

English: French-oak
español: Roble dominicano
français: Bois chêne de St. Domingue
Kreyòl ayisyen: bwadchenn

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