Sapindaceae
Flamegold
Koelreuteria elegans
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Koelreuteria
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- كولرتيريا حمراء
- arz
- كولرتيريا حمراء
- Cantonese
- 臺灣欒樹
- Chinese
- 台湾栾树, 台灣欒樹, 秀麗欒, 秀丽栾, 臺灣欒樹, 苦苓舅, 雅致栾树
- English
- Flamegold
- Japanese
- タイワンモクゲンジ
- pwn
- Rali
Synonyms
- Azedarach elegans (Seem.) Kuntze
- Koelreuteria vitiensis A.C.Sm.
- Melia elegans Seem.
Flowers
- In flower
- September to October (from 94 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Gary Rogers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: vrxz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Terry Woodward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Peter Greenwell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mauroguanandi, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tatiana Gerus, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hatem moushir, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.