''Catalpa bungei'', commonly known as Manchurian catalpa, is a species of catalpa native to China. The specific epithet honors the botanist

Alexander Bunge Alexander Georg von Bunge (russian: Алекса́ндр Андре́евич Бу́нге; – ) was a Russian botanist. He is best remembered for scientific expeditions into Asia and especially Siberia. Early life and education Bunge was bo ...

, who collected the specimens that Carl Anton von Meyer later described. The flowers are arranged in a

corymb Corymb is a botanical term for an inflorescence with the flowers growing in such a fashion that the outermost are borne on longer pedicels than the inner, bringing all flowers up to a common level. A corymb has a flattish top with a superficial ...

and are densely spotted with pink. It is cultivated in China, along with '' C. ovata'', for its wood, which is also used for

coffins A coffin is a funerary box used for viewing or keeping a corpse, either for burial or cremation. Sometimes referred to as a casket, any box in which the dead are buried is a coffin, and while a casket was originally regarded as a box for jewe ...

, ancestral tablets, and

oars An oar is an implement used for water-borne propulsion. Oars have a flat blade at one end. Rowers grasp the oar at the other end. The difference between oars and paddles is that oars are used exclusively for rowing. In rowing the oar is connecte ...

.Joseph Needham and Colin A. Ronan It also used as an ornamental tree.

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External links

USDA Plants Profile: ''Catalpa bungei''
* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q11120066 bungei Ornamental trees Trees of China Endemic flora of China