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Catalpa ovata G. Don Identifiants : 7031/catova Association du Potager de mes/nos Rêves (https://lepotager-demesreves.fr) Fiche réalisée par Patrick Le Ménahèze Dernière modification le 30/09/2021 Classification phylogénétique : Clade : Angiospermes ; Clade : Dicotylédones vraies ; Clade : Astéridées ; Clade : Lamiidées ; Ordre : Lamiales ; Famille : Bignoniaceae ; Classification/taxinomie traditionnelle : Règne : Plantae ; Sous-règne : Tracheobionta ; Division : Magnoliophyta ; Classe : Magnoliopsida ; Ordre : Scrophulariales ; Famille : Bignoniaceae ; Genre : Catalpa ; Synonymes : Catalpa bignonioides var. kaempferi DC, Catalpa bungei Dippel [Illegitimate], Catalpa henryi Dode, Catalpa himalayaca Dippel [Invalid], Catalpa himalayensis Dippel [Invalid], Catalpa kaempferi (DC.) Siebold & Zucc, Catalpa nana Dippel, Catalpa ovata var. flavescens Bean, Catalpa wallichiana auct ; Nom(s) anglais, local(aux) et/ou international(aux) : Chinese catalpa, , Azusa, Ki-sasage, Native-place tree, Yellow catalpa, Zishu ; Note comestibilité : * Rapport de consommation et comestibilité/consommabilité inférée (partie(s) utilisable(s) et usage(s) alimentaire(s) correspondant(s)) : Parties comestibles : fleurs, gousses, feuilles{{{0(+x) (traduction automatique) | Original : Flowers, Seed pods, Leaves{{{0(+x) Les fleurs et les jeunes gousses sont consommées. Les jeunes pousses sont utilisées comme potasse Partie testée : fleurs{{{0(+x) (traduction automatique) Original : Flowers{{{0(+x) Taux d'humidité Énergie (kj) Énergie (kcal) Protéines (g) Pro- Vitamines C (mg) Fer (mg) Zinc (mg) vitamines A (µg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 néant, inconnus ou indéterminés. Note médicinale : * Illustration(s) (photographie(s) et/ou dessin(s)): Page 1/2 Autres infos : dont infos de "FOOD PLANTS INTERNATIONAL" : Distribution : C'est une plante tempérée. Il est originaire du centre de la Chine. Il pousse sur des pentes comprises entre 1 900 et 2 500 m d'altitude. Il convient aux zones de rusticité 5-10. Dans l'Arboretum Tasmania. Au Sichuan et au Yunnan{{{0(+x) (traduction automatique). Original : It is a temperate plant. It is native to central China. It grows on slopes between 1,900-2,500 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 5-10. In Arboretum Tasmania. In Sichuan and Yunnan{{{0(+x). Localisation : Asie, Australie, Grande-Bretagne, Chine *, Inde, Japon, Tasmanie{{{0(+x) (traduction automatique). Original : Asia, Australia, Britain, China*, India, Japan, Tasmania{{{0(+x). Notes : Il existe 11 espèces de Catalpa{{{0(+x) (traduction automatique). Original : There are 11 Catalpa species{{{0(+x). Liens, sources et/ou références : 5"Plants For a Future" (en anglais) : https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Catalpa_ovata ; dont classification : dont livres et bases de données : 0"Food Plants International" (en anglais) ; dont biographie/références de 0"FOOD PLANTS INTERNATIONAL" : Etherington, K., & Imwold, D., (Eds), 2001, Botanica's Trees & Shrubs. The illustrated A-Z of over 8500 trees and shrubs. Random House, Australia. p 191 ; Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 49 ; Gen. hist. 4:230. 1837 ; Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A., and Seberg, O. 2007, Flowering Plant Families of the World. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. p 63 ; Hibbert, M., 2002, The Aussie Plant Finder 2002, Florilegium. p 61 ; Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 673 ; Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ ; READ, (As Catalpa kaempferi) ; Recher, P, 2001, Fruit Spirit Botanical Gardens Plant Index. www.nrg.com.au/~recher/ seedlist.html p 5 ; Ryan, S., 2008, Dicksonia. Rare Plants Manual. Hyland House. p 14 ; Tanaka, ; Valder, P., 1999, The Garden Plants of China. Florilegium. p 270 Page 2/2 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org).

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