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Bignoniaceae

Southern catalpa

Catalpa bignonioides Walter

Family
Bignoniaceae
Genus
Catalpa

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Southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides)
FlowerPhoto: Melissa McMasters, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (34)
Arabic
كتلبة بنيونية, كتلبة تيبتية
Armenian
Կատալպա բիգնոնիանման
arz
كتلبه بنيونيه
Azerbaijani
Yasəmənyarpaq katalpa
Basque
Katalpa arrunt
Bosnian
Katalpa
Bulgarian
Каталпа
Catalan
Catalpa
Chinese
美国梓树, 美國梓樹, 藏楸, 南黄金树, 美国梓, 美国木豆树
Croatian
Katalpa
Czech
Katalpa trubačovitá
Danish
Almindelig Trompetkrone, Almindeligt Trompettræ, Trompettræ
Dutch
Groene trompetboom, Trompetboom
English
Southern catalpa, Cigartree, Indian bean tree, Indian-bean-tree
Estonian
Harilik trompetipuu
Finnish
Alabamantrumpettipuu
German
Gewöhnlicher Trompetenbaum, Trompetenbaum
Greek
Κατάλπη η βιγνονιοειδής
Hebrew
קטלפה ביגנונית
hsb
Wšědny trubownik
Hungarian
Szívlevelű szivarfa, Szívlevelű trombitafa
Japanese
アメリカ木大角豆
Korean
꽃개오동
Norwegian Bokmål
Vanlig trompettre
Persian
جوالدوزک
Polish
Surmia bignoniowa, Katalpa bignoniowata, Katalpa zwyczajna, Surmia zwyczajna
Portuguese
Árvore-das-trombetas, Catalpa, Catalpa-americana, Catalpa-comum
Russian
Катальпа бигнониевидная
Serbian
Америчка каталпа, Јужна каталпа
Slovak
Katalpa bignóniovitá
Slovenian
Navadni cigarovec, Ameriška katalpa
Swedish
Katalpa, Trumpetträd
Turkish
Katalpa
Ukrainian
Катальпа бігнонієвидна, Індіанське бобове дерево

Synonyms

  • Bignonia catalpa L.
  • Bignonia spectabilis Salisb.
  • Bignonia triloba T.Freeman & Custis
  • Catalpa arborea Baill.
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. aurea Bureau
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. aurea (Mast.) Schelle
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. koehnei (Hesse) Dode
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. koehnei (Hesse) Paclt
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. nana Bureau
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. nana (Otto & A.Dietr.) Paclt
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. pulverulenta Bean
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. pulverulenta (Rob.) Paclt
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. rehderi Paclt
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. variegata Bureau
  • Catalpa bignonioides f. variegata (Bureau) Paclt
  • Catalpa bignonioides var. aurea (Mast.) Lavallée ex Bureau
  • Catalpa bignonioides var. nana (Otto & A.Dietr.) Bureau
  • Catalpa bignonioides var. pulverulenta (Rob.) Bean
  • Catalpa bignonioides var. variegata Bureau
  • Catalpa catalpa (L.) H.Karst.
  • Catalpa communis Dum.Cours.
  • Catalpa cordifolia Moench
  • Catalpa pumila Beck & Abel
  • Catalpa speciosa f. albovariegata (Schwer.) Rehder
  • Catalpa speciosa f. pulverulenta (Rob.) Rehder
  • Catalpa speciosa var. albovariegata Schwer.
  • Catalpa speciosa var. pulverulenta (Rob.) W.Paul & G.Paul
  • Catalpa syringifolia Sims
  • Catalpa syringifolia var. aurea Mast.
  • Catalpa syringifolia var. koehnei Hesse
  • Catalpa syringifolia var. nana Otto & A.Dietr.
  • Catalpa syringifolia var. pulverulenta Rob.
  • Catalpa ternifolia Cav.
  • Catalpa tibetica Forrest
  • Catalpa umbraculifera Ugolini
  • Catalpium amena Raf.

Flowers

In flower
April to June (from 121 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour
white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.