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Scientific name - Walt bignonioides Catalpa. Synonyms - Popular names - the tree of cigarettes, tropetenbaum, kutuhlpa, Albero dei Cigars, Indian bean tree, Southern catalpa. Distribution and Habitat - a native of south-eastern United States in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. Description - deciduu tree, 3-10 m tall. Brown bark. Leaves long petiolate, cordiforme, 12-15 cm long, toothed Irregular edge on the lower green and pubescent. Panic inflorescence terminal, 15-20 cm. Corolla white, 4-5 cm. 2 stamens. Bilocular ovary. Blooms in May-June. Fruit cylindrical capsule, shuttle, 20-35 cm. Seeds wings, covered with short hairs. Tolerances - adapts to any type of soil. Requirements - prefer fertile soil and sunny exhibitions. Properties and Uses - grown as a treernamental. Curiosity - like Catalpa includes 11 species originating from temperate areas of Asia and America.
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