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Taxon:  Catalpa bignonioides Walter



Summary
Genus:
Catalpa
Subgenus:
Catalpa
Family:
Bignoniaceae
Tribe:
Catalpeae
Nomen number:
9581
Place of publication:
Fl. carol. 64. 1788
Verified:
08/15/2017 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
Autonym(s)
Catalpa bignonioides Walter f. bignonioides
Catalpa bignonioides Walter var. bignonioides

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Catalpa syringifolia Sims

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Bignonia triloba T. Freeman & Custis
Catalpa bignonioides Walter f. aurea Bureau
Catalpa syringifolia Sims var. syringifolia
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
catawba –
cigartree –
common catalpa –
Indian-bean –
Indian-bean-tree –
smoking-bean –
southern catalpa –
French
catalpa commun –
catalpa de la Caroline –
German
gewöhnlicher Trompetenbaum –
Swedish
katalpa –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexase.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabamas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansass.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFloridan.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgias.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisianas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippis.
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntarios.e.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowa 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansase.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNebraska 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNorth DakotaCass Co.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermonts.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee 
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama (s.), Arkansas (s.), Florida (n.), Georgia (s.), Louisiana (s.), Mississippi (s.)]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas (e.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario (s.e.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont (s.), Connecticut]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Iowa, Kansas (e.), Nebraska, North Dakota (Cass Co.), Illinois]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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=9581. Accessed 8 May 2025.