Family · Asterids
Paulowniaceae
Empress tree
Fast-growing trees, chiefly Paulownia, with large leaves and showy foxglove-like purple flowers.
- Accepted species
- 11accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 3accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈3 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD
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Genera
Paulownia8 spp.
Wightia2 spp.
Shiuyinghua1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Temperate9
- Asia-Tropical5
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Paulowniaceae sits in the order Lamiales.
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- OrobanchaceaeBroomrapes, Indian paintbrush2,287
- PlantaginaceaePlantains, snapdragon, foxglove2,210
- VerbenaceaeVerbena, lantana, teak950
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- OleaceaeOlive, ash, lilac, jasmine772
- LentibulariaceaeBladderworts, butterworts453
- LinderniaceaeFalse pimpernels330
- CalceolariaceaeSlipper flowers274
- PhrymaceaeMonkeyflowers230
- PedaliaceaeSesame79
- Mazaceae50
- Stilbaceae40
- Schlegeliaceae38
- MartyniaceaeDevil's claw14
- ByblidaceaeRainbow plants8
- Thomandersiaceae6
- Carlemanniaceae5
- Tetrachondraceae3
- Plocospermataceae1