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Catalpa longissima
Jamaican oak
Other common names
bois-chênechêne
see morechêne d'Amerique
chêne noir
mast wood
St Domingo oak
yoke wood
Spanish oak
Botanical details
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Catalpa
- Genus description
Catalpa are deciduous trees of spreading habit, with handsome, large leaves and erect panicles of showy, bell-shaped flowers in late summer, followed by persistent, slender bean-like seed capsules
- Name status
Correct
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