Mayodendron

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Mayodendron
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Mayodendron
Kurz
Species:
M. igneum
Binomial name
Mayodendron igneum
Synonyms [2]
  • Radermachera ignea(Kurz) Steenis
  • Spathodea igneaKurz
  • Spathodea igneumKurz

Mayodendron is a monotypic genus in the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae. The single species it contains, Mayodendron igneum, is native to southern China, India, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. [3] It is sometimes included within Radermachera . [3]

It is a deciduous tree that grows up to 20 m in height and has striking orange-colored flowers that grow straight from the trunk. [4]

This tree is the provincial tree of Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. It is also the tree of Suranaree University of Technology. [5]

References

  1. ↑ de Kok, R. (2024). "Mayodendron igneum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024: e.T213300770A213399271. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T213300770A213399271.en . Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  2. ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species , retrieved 19 November 2016
  3. 1 2 Zhi-Yun Zhang; Thawatchai Santisuk, "Mayodendron Kurz, Prelim. Rep. Forest Veg. Pegu, App. D. t. 1. 1875", Flora of China
  4. ↑ Radermachera ignea (Kurz) Steenis
  5. ↑ Suranaree University of Technology - General Information
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