Paulownia fortunei

Paulownia fortunei
Flowers and leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Paulowniaceae
Genus:	Paulownia
Species:	P. fortunei
Binomial name
Paulownia fortunei (Seem.) Hemsl. [1]
Synonyms
Campsis fortuneiSeem. [2] Paulownia duclouxiiDode Paulownia longifoliaHand.-Mazz. Paulownia meridionalisDode Paulownia mikadoT.Itô

Paulownia fortunei commonly called the dragontree, dragon tree or Fortune's empress tree, is a deciduous tree in the family Paulowniaceae, native to southeastern China (including Taiwan), Laos and Vietnam. It is an extremely fast-growing tree, ^[3] and is planted for timber harvesting. It appears to be nowhere near as dangerously invasive as Paulownia tomentosa .^{[ citation needed ]}

Uses

Aside from its use as a cheap timber tree, it is being studied for use in phytoremediation and carbon sequestration. P. fortunei is cultivated as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. Its cultivar Fast Blue='Minfast' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. ^[4]

References

1. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 180. 1890
2. J. Bot. 5: 373. 1867
3. "Microbial diversity of Paulownia spp. leaves – A new source of green manure" . Retrieved 24 June 2021.
4. "Paulownia fortunei Fast Blue = 'Minfast'" . Retrieved 27 August 2019.