Bignoniaceae FAMILY

Catalpa bignonioides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The roots are highly poisonous[ 254 Title The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants Publication Author Chevallier. A. Publisher Dorling Kindersley. London Year 1996 ISBN 9-780751-303148 Description An excellent guide to over 500 of the more well known medicinal herbs from around the world. ].

Botanical Description

Catalpa bignonioides is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 15.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-eastern N. America - Florida, Alabama, Missouri and Louisiana.

HabitatRich moist soils by the sides of streams and rivers[ 229 Title The Complete Trees of N. America. Field Guide and Natural History. Publication Author Elias. T. Publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Year 1980 ISBN 0442238622 Description A very good concise guide. Gives habitats, good descriptions, maps showing distribution and a few of the uses. It also includes the many shrubs that occasionally reach tree proportions. ].