290 CHINESE ECONOMIC TREES 



Planted as an ornamental tree. Very rapid growing. The wood 

 was used in the olden days for the making of the lute. In Japan it 

 is used for making sandals, boxes, and clogs. The more compact fine- 

 grained specimens are esteemed for high grade furniture. The wood is 

 also suitable for making charcoal for gunpowder. 



Paulownia fortunei (Seeman) Hemsley. 

 (Campsis fortunei Seeman.) 



Tree 6 m. tall. Leaves subcoriaceous or membranous, ovate, or 

 cordate to ovate-oblong, acute or acuminate, dark green and glabrous 

 above, densely white tomentose beneath; petiole rounded, up to 12 cm. 

 long. Flowers long and narrow, about 10 cm. long; calyx thick, 

 glabrous, except the lobes; corolla with rounded lobes, white, spotted 

 purple inside, oblique at the base. Fruit large, including calyx about 

 9 cm. long, woody, crustaceous (hard and brittle). Seeds numerous, 

 about G mm. long, 



E. and S. E. China. (Shantung and Kwangtung). Distinguished 

 by the elongated leaves on long petioles, by the long narrow flowers, and 

 the large, woody capsules. 



Paulownia duclouxii Dode. 



Tree to 20 m. tall. Leaves ovate-oblong, tomentose beneath, to 30 

 cm. long. Flowers about 8 cm. long; corolla pale lavender, or white, 

 not spotted, gradually tapering towards the base; calyx glabrous except 

 the lobes, which are tomentose. 



C. and S. W. China. 



Paulownia fargesii Franchet. 



Tree to 20 m. tall. Branchlets shaggy hairy. Leaves entire or 

 sparsely and coarsely serrate, pubescent on both surfaces or glandular 

 above. Flowers about 6 cm. long, pale lavender or whitish, fragrant; 

 calyx tomentose, the lobes acutish, triangular ovate. 



W. China. 



Paulownia silvestrii Pampanini and Bonat. 



Small tree. Leaves cordate, 8-13 cm. long, brownish tomentose 

 beneath. Flowers pale blue in leafy panicles; calyx densely tomentose, 

 with oblong obtuse scales. 



C. China. 



