Mayodendron

Mayodendron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus:
Kurz
Species:
M. igneum
Binomial name
Mayodendron igneum
Synonyms[2]
  • Radermachera ignea (Kurz) Steenis
  • Spathodea ignea Kurz
  • Spathodea igneum Kurz

Mayodendron is a monotypic genus in the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae. The single species it contains, Mayodendron igneum, is native to southern China, India, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.[3] It is sometimes included within Radermachera.[3]

It is a deciduous tree that grows up to 20 m in height and has striking orange-colored flowers that grow straight from the trunk.[4]

This tree is the provincial tree of Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. It is also the tree of Suranaree University of Technology.[5]

References

  1. ^ de Kok, R. (2024). "Mayodendron igneum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T213300770A213399271. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T213300770A213399271.en. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  2. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 19 November 2016
  3. ^ a b Zhi-Yun Zhang; Thawatchai Santisuk, "Mayodendron Kurz, Prelim. Rep. Forest Veg. Pegu, App. D. t. 1. 1875", Flora of China
  4. ^ Radermachera ignea (Kurz) Steenis
  5. ^ Suranaree University of Technology - General Information
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