Paulownia

Paulownia tomentosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Paulowniaceae
Genus: Paulownia
Species (8): P. catalpifolia – P. elongata – P. fargesii – P. fortunei – P. kawakamii – P. laotica – P. × taiwaniana – P. tomentosa

• Artificial hybridː
  

P. × henanensis – P. × intermedia

Name

Paulownia Siebold & Zucc., 1835-1836.

• Type species: Paulownia imperialis Siebold & Zucc. = P. tomentosa
  (Thunb.) Steud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate Regional:China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Taiwan Regional:Eastern Asia Korea, Manchuria Regional:Indo-China Laos, Vietnam Regional:Southeastern Asia Myanmar Introduced into: Alabama, Arkansas, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hawaii, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Italy, Japan, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Romania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Siebold, P.F.v. & Zuccarini, J.G. 1835–1841. Flora Japonica sive, Plantae Quas in Imperio Japonico Collegit, Descripsit, ex Parte in Ipsis Locis Pingendas Curavit. Sectio Prima Continens Plantas Ornatui vel Usui Inservientes. Digessit J. G. Zuccarini. Centuria prima. 89 + 4 pp., 150 tab., Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]. Google Books Gallica Reference page. ː 1: 25.

Additional references

• Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. eds. (1996-) Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 2010 June 28 [1].

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Paulownia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Paulownia. Published online. Accessed: March 20 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Paulownia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Paulownia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 March 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Foxglove Tree, Princess Tree
suomi: Keisaripuut
հայերեն: Ադամածառ