Radermachera is a genus of about 17 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees reaching 5–40 m tall, with bipinnate or tripinnate leaves, and panicles of large bell-shaped, white, pink, pale purple or yellow flowers 5–7 cm diameter.
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| Radermachera peninsularis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Clade: | Crescentiina |
| Clade: | Paleotropical clade |
| Genus: | Radermachera Zoll. & Moritzi[1] |
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The genus is named after Jacob Cornelis Matthieu Radermacher, the 18th century Dutch naturalist who cataloged much of the flora of Java and Sumatra.
Species edit
As of July 2020[update], Plants of the World Online recognises 17 accepted species:[1]
- Radermachera boniana Dop
- Radermachera coriacea Merr.
- Radermachera eberhardtii Dop
- Radermachera frondosa Chun & F.C.How
- Radermachera gigantea (Blume) Miq.
- Radermachera glandulosa (Blume) Miq.
- Radermachera hainanensis Merr.
- Radermachera inflata Steenis
- Radermachera microcalyx C.Y.Wu & W.C.Yin
- Radermachera peninsularis Steenis
- Radermachera pentandra Hemsl.
- Radermachera quadripinnata (Blanco) Seem.
- Radermachera ramiflora Steenis
- Radermachera sinica (Hance) Hemsl.
- Radermachera stellata Steenis
- Radermachera xylocarpa (Roxb.) Roxb. ex K.Schum.
- Radermachera yunnanensis C.Y.Wu & W.C.Yin
Cultivation and uses edit
Radermachera sinica has become a popular houseplant, grown for its decorative foliage.
Radermachera sp. 'Kunming' sold under the tradename 'Summerscent' is a fast growing, scented, trending plant in Australia. Useful as an informal screen (pruning aggressively after flowering) or a small tree if trained to a single trunk (cinture before flowering to maximise flower production and reduce crown after flowering).
References edit
- ^ a b c "Radermachera Zoll. & Moritzi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- Flora of China: Radermachera
- Flora of Thailand: Radermachera species list
- Radermachera eberhardtii (Bignoniaceae), a new record for Thailand[permanent dead link] Thai Forest. Bull. (Bot.) 31: 129–131. 2003 (pdf file).