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The fruit is a brown-purplish three-lobed capsule that splits to reveal a number of black seeds. |
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It is a declared [[invasive species|weed]] in many parts of the world, particularly [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]]<ref>{{cite web |
It is a declared [[invasive species|weed]] in many parts of the world, particularly [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weeds.crc.org.au/documents/wmg_chinese_rain_tree.pdf |title=Weed Management Guide: Chinese rain tree – Koelreuteria elegans ssp. formosana |publisher=CRC for Australian Weed Management |year=2003 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901014257/http://weeds.crc.org.au/documents/wmg_chinese_rain_tree.pdf |archivedate=2007-09-01 |df= }}</ref> and in [[Hawaii]]. |
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[[Image:ke flowers.jpg|left|thumb|Flowers of ''K. elegans'']][[Image:ke raintree1.jpg|left|thumb|Fruit of ''K. elegans'']] |
[[Image:ke flowers.jpg|left|thumb|Flowers of ''K. elegans'']][[Image:ke raintree1.jpg|left|thumb|Fruit of ''K. elegans'']] |
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Revision as of 09:49, 7 May 2017
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| Taiwanese rain tree with fruit | |
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| Species: | K. elegans
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Koelreuteria elegans, more commonly known as flamegold[1] or Taiwanese rain tree, is a deciduous tree to 15-20 metres native to Taiwan. It is widely grown throughout the tropics and sub-tropical parts of the world as a street tree.
It flowers in early to mid-summer. Flowers are small, to 20 mm in length, and occur in branched clusters at the stem tips. They are butter-yellow with five petals that vary in length until opening. Each flower contains seven to eight pale yellow stamens with hairy white filaments.
The fruit is a brown-purplish three-lobed capsule that splits to reveal a number of black seeds.
It is a declared weed in many parts of the world, particularly Brisbane, Australia[2] and in Hawaii.
References
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Koelreuteria elegans". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Weed Management Guide: Chinese rain tree – Koelreuteria elegans ssp. formosana" (PDF). CRC for Australian Weed Management. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-01.
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