Paulownia fortunei
Species of tree
| Paulownia fortunei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Paulowniaceae |
| Genus: | Paulownia |
| Species: | P. fortunei |
| Binomial name | |
| Paulownia fortunei (Seem.) Hemsl.[1] | |
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Paulownia fortunei commonly called the dragontree, dragon tree or Fortune's empress tree, is a deciduous tree in the family Paulowniaceae, native to southeastern China (including Taiwan), Laos and Vietnam. It is an extremely fast-growing tree, due to its use of C4 carbon fixation,[3] and is planted for timber harvesting. It appears to be nowhere near as dangerously invasive as Paulownia tomentosa.[citation needed]
Uses
Aside from its use as a cheap timber tree, it is being studied for use in phytoremediation and carbon sequestration. P. fortunei is cultivated as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. Its cultivar Fast Blue='Minfast' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
