Taxon: Catalpa bungei C. A. Mey.

Summary

Genus:

Catalpa

Subgenus:

Catalpa

Family:

Bignoniaceae

Tribe:

Catalpeae

Nomen number:

9583

Place of publication:

Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 2:51. 1837

Verified:

08/15/2017 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

12 (3 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Catalpa fargesii Bureau
Catalpa fargesii Bureau f. duclouxii (Dode) Gilmour
Catalpa fargesii Bureau f. fargesii

Invalid Designation(s)
Catalpa syringifolia auct.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1283.
Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Olsen, R. T. & J. H. Kirkbride, Jr. 2017. Taxonomic revision of the genus Catalpa (Bignoniaceae). Brittonia [14-18].
Paclt, J. 1952. Synopsis of the genus Catalpa (Bignoniaceae). Candollea 13:254-255.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	Farges's catalpa		as Catalpa fargesii	1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1283. Note: as Catalpa fargesii
English	Manchurian catalpa			1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1283.
Chinese	hui qiu	灰楸	as Catalpa fargesii	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Catalpa fargesii
Chinese	qui	楸		2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
German	Bunges Trompetenbaum			2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1283.
German	Farges Trompetenbaum		as Catalpa fargesii	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1283. Note: as Catalpa fargesii

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Beijing Shi		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shandong Sheng		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanghai Shi		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Tianjin Shi		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
2	Cultivated					also cult.	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	China	China		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, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi 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)

Fang, J. et al. 2009. Atlas of woody plants in China: distribution and climate
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1283.
Environmental	ornamental		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

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=9583. Accessed 15 April 2026.