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Catalpa fargesii, the Chinese bean tree, is a species of tree in the family Bignoniaceae, native to China. Growing to about 25 m tall, it is a deciduous tree which produces abundant pink blossom in spring, followed by narrow brown beans-like fruit in the autumn. Some sources place the species as a synonym of Catalpa bungei.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Catalpa
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Farges's catalpa
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