Golden rain tree (Koelreuteria elegans formosana)
Description
Koelreuteria elegans, more commonly known as Flamegold rain tree1 or Taiwanese rain tree, is a deciduous tree 15�17 metres tall endemic to Taiwan.234 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, Australia5 and in Hawaii.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Sapindales
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Family: Sapindaceae
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Genus: Koelreuteria
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