Family · Rosids

Cercidiphyllaceae

Katsura

Single genus Cercidiphyllum: East Asian deciduous trees with rounded leaves that smell of caramel in autumn.

Accepted species: 2accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈3 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Cercidiphyllum magnificum

Its genus

Cercidiphyllum2 spp.

Where it grows

Asia-Temperate2

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Cercidiphyllaceae sits in the order Saxifragales.