Koelreuteria

taxobox
name = "Koelreuteria"


image_caption = "Koelreuteria paniculata"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Sapindales
familia = Sapindaceae
genus = "Koelreuteria"
genus_authority = Laxm.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Koelreuteria bipinnata" "Koelreuteria elegans" "Koelreuteria paniculata"|

"Koelreuteria" is a genus of three species in the family Sapindaceae, native to southern and eastern Asia.

They are medium-sized deciduous trees growing to 10-20 m tall, with spirally arranged pinnate or bipinnate leaves. The flowers are small and yellow, produced in large branched panicles 20-50 cm long. The fruit is a three-lobed inflated papery capsule 3-6 cm long, containing several hard nut-like seeds 5-10 mm diameter.

Uses

Koelreuteria trees are commonly used as focal points in landscape design in regions where they thrive.

In some areas, notably parts of eastern North America, they have become invasive species.

References

* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=3&taxon_id=117200 Flora of China: "Koelreuteria" species list]