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Taxon:  Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Steud.



Summary
Genus:
Paulownia
Family:
Paulowniaceae
Nomen number:
27045
Place of publication:
Nomencl. bot. ed. 2, 2:278. 1841
Verified:
09/10/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Bignonia tomentosa Thunb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Paulownia imperialis Siebold & Zucc.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: with two vars.
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  7. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
  8. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  9. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  10. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
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  12. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
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  22. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: with two vars.
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Common names
English
empresstree –
foxglovetree –
karritree –
princesstree –
French
paulownia impérial –
German
chinesischer Blauglockenbaum –
Japanese Rōmaji
kiri –
Portuguese (Brazil)
paulovnia-real –
quiri –
Swedish
kejsarträd –
Transcribed Chinese
mao pao tong –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Shengs.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Shengn.
2Cultivated    also cult. in temperate regions
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere in temperate regions
6Other    exact native range in China obscure owing to extensive cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Liaoning Sheng (s.), Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng (n.)]
Cultivated (also cult. in temperate regions)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere in temperate regions)
Other (exact native range in China obscure owing to extensive cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles.
Environmentalornamentalpollution tolerantHuxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Materialswood Yamazaki, T. 1995. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Weedpotential seed contaminant Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=27045. Accessed 7 May 2025.