Roseodendron donnell-smithii (Rose) Miranda
| Kannada Name : | - |
| Common Name : | Primavera, Gold tree |
| Family Name : | Bignoniaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Roseodendron donnell-smithii |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Deciduous |
| Conservation Status : | Not known |
| Flowering Period : | None |
| Fruiting Period : | None |
| Origin : | Central America, Mexico |
Uses
It is used for fine furniture, cabinetwork, decorative veneer, flooring etc. The wood is also used for fuel.
Description
Large deciduous trees, 7-13 m, occasionally up to 35 m. Leaves are simple, 1-foliolate or digitately 3-7-foliolate; leaflets oblong-elliptic, membranous to chartaceous, puberulus underside or glabrescent, lepidotes present, base truncate, apex acute to acuminate, margin entire to serrate. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Flowers bisexual, tubular, bright yellow, scattered pubescent. Fruit a capsule, linear-elongated, puberulous. Seeds surrounded by hyaline membranous wing.
