Taxon:  Catalpa ovata G. Don



Summary
Genus:
Catalpa
Subgenus:
Catalpa
Family:
Bignoniaceae
Tribe:
Catalpeae
Nomen number:
9591
Place of publication:
Gen. hist. 4:230.  1837
Verified:
08/15/2017 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
9 (4  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  6. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  7. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  8. Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
  9. Fu, Y. C. et al. 1977-. Flora intramongolica.
  10. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
  11. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  12. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  13. Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:88.
  14. Olsen, R. T. & J. H. Kirkbride, Jr. 2017. Taxonomic revision of the genus Catalpa (Bignoniaceae). Brittonia [18-20].
  15. Paclt, J. 1952. Synopsis of the genus Catalpa (Bignoniaceae). Candollea 13:252-253.
  16. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  17. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  18. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  19. Steward, A. N. 1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley.
  20. Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
  21. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  22. Yunnan Inst. Bot. & Kunming Inst. Bot. Acad. Sci., eds. 1977-. Flora yunnanica.
  23. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishChinese catalpa  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englishyellow catalpa  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Chinesezi梓 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Frenchcatalpa jaune  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Germankleinblütiger Trompetenbaum  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Japanese Rōmajiki-sasage  2Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Swedishkinesisk katalpa  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Koreangaeodongnamu  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:88.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaBeijing Shi Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanghai Shi Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaTianjin Shi Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
2Cultivated    also cult.Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChina exact native range in China obscure owing to extensive cult.Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Beijing Shi, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanghai Shi, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Tianjin Shi, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China (exact native range in China obscure owing to extensive cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
  2. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  3. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Weed  Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=9591. Accessed 13 May 2026.