Mayodendron_igneum

<i>Mayodendron</i>

Mayodendron

Genus of flowering plants

Mayodendron is a monotypic genus in the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae. The single species it contains, Mayodendron igneum, is native to southern China, India, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.[2] It is sometimes included within Radermachera.[2]

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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.[3]

This tree is the provincial tree of Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. It is also the tree of Suranaree University of Technology.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 19 November 2016
  2. [2]
    Zhi-Yun Zhang; Thawatchai Santisuk, "Mayodendron Kurz, Prelim. Rep. Forest Veg. Pegu, App. D. t. 1. 1875", Flora of China
  3. [3]
    Radermachera ignea (Kurz) Steenis
  4. [4]
    Suranaree University of Technology - General Information
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