Catalpa bignonioides
Catalpa; Bean Tree; Cigar Tree; Cigartree; Indian-bean-tree; Southern catalpa; catawba; catalpa (common; hardy; western); Shawnee wood; Indian bean; Indian cigar; smoking bean (US)
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Gewöhnliche Trompetenbaum | |
| English | Catalpa; Bean Tree; Cigar Tree; Cigartree; Indian-bean-tree; Southern catalpa; catawba; catalpa (common; hardy; western); Shawnee wood; Indian bean; Indian cigar; smoking bean (US) | |
| Français | Bois Shavanon; bois puant; Arbre aux haricots, Catalpa boule; Catalpa commun | |
| Italiano | Gewöhnliche Trompetenbaum | |
| Suomi | Gewöhnliche Trompetenbaum | |
| Norsk | Gewöhnliche Trompetenbaum | |
| Čeština | Gewöhnliche Trompetenbaum | |
| Español | Gewöhnliche Trompetenbaum | |
| Svenska | Gewöhnliche Trompetenbaum | |
| Polski | Gewöhnliche Trompetenbaum | |
| Український | Gewöhnliche Trompetenbaum | |
| Român | Gewöhnliche Trompetenbaum | |
| Русский | Gewöhnliche Trompetenbaum | |
| Български | Gewöhnliche Trompetenbaum | |
| EESTI | Gewöhnliche Trompetenbaum | |
| 日本語 | Gewöhnliche Trompetenbaum | |
| Other names |
Origin
| States and Territories | Kazakhstan [I]; India [I]; Croatia [I]; Slovakia [I]; Bosnia & Hercegovina [I]; Uzbekistan [I]; South Korea [I]; Slovenia [I]; Hungary [I]; Northern Caucasus [I]; Germany [I]; Pakistan [I]; Venezuela [c]; trop. Africa [I]; Transcaucasus [I]; European Russia [I]; New Zealand [I]; Tajikistan [I]; USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia); Canada (Ontario); Italy [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
| [c] = Commercially cultivated | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Lamiales | |||
| Family | Bignoniaceae | |||
| Genus | Catalpa | |||
| Species | bignonioides | |||
| Author citation | Walter | |||
| Scientific name | Catalpa bignonioides Walter | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | ringporig/halbringporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/bigcabig.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/hell | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 350.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 450.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Hough
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson