Koelreuteria elegans

Koelreuteria elegans, more commonly known as flamegold rain tree or Taiwanese rain tree, is a deciduous tree 15–17 metres tall endemic to Taiwan. It is widely grown throughout the tropics and sub-tropical parts of the world as a street tree. It flowers in early to mid-summer. Flowers are small, to 20 mm in length, and occur in branched clusters at the stem tips. They are butter-yellow with five petals that vary in length until opening. Each flower contains seven to eight pale yellow stamens with hairy white filaments. The fruit is a brown-purplish three-lobed capsule that splits to reveal a number of black seeds. It is a declared weed in many parts of the world, particularly Brisbane, Australia and in Hawaii. Flowers of K. elegans Fruit of K. elegans Koelreuteria elegans alongside a community park in Chandigarh. Koelreuteria elegans in Chandigarh. Close-up of Koelreuteria elegans.

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