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''Radermachera'' is a
genus
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of about 17
species
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
Bignoniaceae
Bignoniaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales commonly known as the bignonias or trumpetvines.Vernon H. Heywood, Richard K. Brummitt, Ole Seberg, and Alastair Culham. ''Flowering Plant Families of the World''. Firefly Books: ...
, native to southeastern
Asia
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. They are
evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...
tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
s reaching 5–40 m tall, with bipinnate or tripinnate
leaves
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, and panicles of large bell-shaped, white, pink, pale purple or yellow
flower
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s 5–7 cm diameter.
The genus is named after
Jacob Cornelis Matthieu Radermacher
Jacob Cornelis Matthieu (J. C. M.) Radermacher (1741 – 24 December 1783) was a Dutch botanist and author.
Radermacher was born in The Hague, Holland. He was an officer of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in Batavia (Jakarta) as well as a tal ...
, the 18th century Dutch naturalist who cataloged much of the flora of Java and Sumatra.
Species
, ''
Plants of the World Online
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'' recognises 17 accepted species:
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*'']Radermachera boniana
''Radermachera'' is a genus of about 17 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees reaching 5–40 m tall, with bipinnate or tripinnate leaves, and panicles of large bell-shaped, ...
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*''Radermachera coriacea
''Radermachera'' is a genus of about 17 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees reaching 5–40 m tall, with bipinnate or tripinnate leaves, and panicles of large bell-shaped, ...
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*''Radermachera eberhardtii
''Radermachera'' is a genus of about 17 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees reaching 5–40 m tall, with bipinnate or tripinnate leaf, leaves, and panicles of large bell-sh ...
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*''Radermachera frondosa
''Radermachera'' is a genus of about 17 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees reaching 5–40 m tall, with bipinnate or tripinnate leaf, leaves, and panicles of large bell-sh ...
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*''Radermachera gigantea
''Radermachera'' is a genus of about 17 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees reaching 5–40 m tall, with bipinnate or tripinnate leaves, and panicles of large bell-shaped, ...
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*''Radermachera glandulosa
''Radermachera'' is a genus of about 17 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees reaching 5–40 m tall, with bipinnate or tripinnate leaves, and panicles of large bell-shaped, ...
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*''Radermachera hainanensis
''Radermachera'' is a genus of about 17 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees reaching 5–40 m tall, with bipinnate or tripinnate leaves, and panicles of large bell-shaped, ...
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*''Radermachera inflata
''Radermachera'' is a genus of about 17 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees reaching 5–40 m tall, with bipinnate or tripinnate leaves, and panicles of large bell-shaped, ...
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*''Radermachera microcalyx
''Radermachera'' is a genus of about 17 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees reaching 5–40 m tall, with bipinnate or tripinnate leaves, and panicles of large bell-shaped, ...
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*''Radermachera peninsularis
''Radermachera'' is a genus of about 17 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees reaching 5–40 m tall, with bipinnate or tripinnate leaves, and panicles of large bell-shaped, ...
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*''Radermachera pentandra
''Radermachera'' is a genus of about 17 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees reaching 5–40 m tall, with bipinnate or tripinnate leaves, and panicles of large bell-shaped, ...
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*''Radermachera quadripinnata
''Radermachera'' is a genus of about 17 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees reaching 5–40 m tall, with bipinnate or tripinnate leaves, and panicles of large bell-shaped, ...
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*''Radermachera ramiflora
''Radermachera ramiflora'' is a tree in the genus ''Radermachera'' of the family Bignoniaceae. The specific name (botany), specific epithet ' is from the Latin meaning "flowering on the branches".
Description
''Radermachera ramiflora'' grows up ...
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*''Radermachera stellata
''Radermachera'' is a genus of about 17 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees reaching 5–40 m tall, with bipinnate or tripinnate leaves, and panicles of large bell-shaped, ...
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*''Radermachera xylocarpa
''Radermachera xylocarpa'' is a species of plant in the family Bignoniaceae. It is Endemism, endemic to India. ''Radermachera xylocarpa'' is reported to contain steroidal compounds like stegmasterol, sitosterol, cholesterol etc. with higher conce ...
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*''Radermachera yunnanensis
''Radermachera'' is a genus of about 17 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees reaching 5–40 m tall, with bipinnate or tripinnate leaves, and panicles of large bell-shaped, ...
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Cultivation and uses
'''' has become a popular houseplant
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, grown for its decorative foliage.
''Radermachera'' sp. 'Kunming' sold under the tradename 'Summerscent' is a fast growing, scented, trending plant in Australia. Useful as an informal screen (pruning aggressively after flowering) or a small tree if trained to a single trunk (cinture before flowering to maximise flower production and reduce crown after flowering).
References
Flora of China: ''Radermachera''
Radermachera eberhardtii (Bignoniaceae), a new record for Thailand
''Thai Forest. Bull. (Bot.)'' 31: 129–131. 2003 (pdf file).
Bignoniaceae genera
Taxa named by Heinrich Zollinger
Taxa named by Alexander Moritzi
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