Bignoniaceae

Haitian catalpa

Catalpa longissima (Jacq.) Dum.Cours.

Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Catalpa

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Haitian catalpa: cultivated, South Miami, Florida, USA. Flowers are lightly fragrant. This is a Caribbean species. — Photo: Scott Zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: كتلبة طويلة
English: Haitian catalpa, French-oak, Haiti catalpa, Mastwood, Spanish oak, St. Domingo oak, Yokewood
French: Bois chêne de St. Domingue, Chêne d' amérique, Chêne noir
Spanish: Roble dominicano

Synonyms

Bignonia longisiliqua Jacq.
Bignonia longissima Jacq.
Bignonia pseudoquercus Tussac
Bignonia quercus Lam.
Bignonia tenuisiliqua Vahl
Catalpa longisiliqua (Jacq.) Cham.
Macrocatalpa longissima (Jacq.) Britton

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

Photo: Scott Zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.