Raintree

Golden raintree, as a member of the soapberry family, has compound leaves with 13 to 19 leaflets per leaf. Like many members of this family it is adapted to dry difficult sites. It is winter hardy as far north as Chicago.

Brazilian Raintree - Pithecellobium tortum

General Information: Pithecellobium tortum is the scientific name of the legume commonly known as Brazilian raintree.

Plant Database - Trees
Goldenraintree
(Koelreuteria paniculata)
Form with flowers ...

goldenraintree Sapindaceae Koelreuteria paniculata Laxm.   symbol: KOPA
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Golden Raintree
kol-ru-TEE-ri-a
Three species of flat topped, spreading, deciduous trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, simple or bipinnate. Flowers yellow in large terminal clusters. Fruit is a bladder-like inflated capsule.
Native to China and Taiwan.

*Golden Raintree
Koelreuteria paniculata
30 to 40'
30 to 40'
Sun; very adaptable; tolerates heat and wind.

Brunfelsia pauciflora, Brunfelsia calycina, Brunfelsia eximia (Brazil Raintree, Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow, Family: Solanaceae)
Brunfelsia pilosa (Manaca root, Family: Solanaceae) ...

Serpentine Hill Raintree [English]: Brunfelsia densifolia
Serpentine Jewelflower [English]: Streptanthus hesperidis
Serpentine Linanthus [English]: Linanthus ambiguus
Serpentine Linanthus [English]: Leptosiphon ambiguus ...

'Kin Kan' Variegated Japanese Kerria Kerria japonica 'Picta' Japanese Kerria 'Picta' Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora' Japanese Kerria 'Pleniflora' Kerria japonica 'Shannon' Japanese Kerria 'Shannon' Koelreuteria bipinnata Bougainvillea Goldenraintree ...

Golden Raintree
Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
Hickory (Carya glabra)
Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis)
Hophornbeam, ironwood (Ostrya virginiana)
Hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata)
Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) ...

albizia, East Indian walnut, frywood, Indian albizia, Indian siris, Indian siris tree, koko, lebbeck tree, lebbek, lebbektree, rain tree, raintree, raom tree, shack-shack, silver raintree, singer-tree, siris, siris rain tree, siris tree, siris-tree, ...

Carpinus betlus American Hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana Katsuratree Cercidiphyllum japonicum American Yellowood Cladrastis lutea Turkish Filbert Corylus colurna Hardy Rubber Tree Eucommia ulmoides Carolina Silverbell Halesia carolina Golden Raintree ...

Koelreuteria paniculata
Panicled Goldenraintree, Varnish Tree
Sapindaceae ...

Description:
While the inflated papery fruits of American Bladdernut resemble those of Golden Raintree, these two woody plants are not closely related.

Therefore when the Raintree Nursery cataloged P. mucronata under the elsewhere unseen name of "Chilean Wintergreen," promising P.

Such common species as dogwood, golden raintree (Koelreuteria paniculata), Viburnum Lentago and mountain-ash provide limited areas of shade without growing out of bounds and each has one or more decorative features of flowers and/or fruit.

raintree Samanea saman
Rangoon creeper Quisqualis indica
rattlegrass; rattlesnake chess Bromus briziformis
Ravenna grass Saccharum ravennae
reclining date palm; Senegal date palm Phoenix reclinata
red brome; foxtail brome; foxtail chess Bromus rubens ...

See also: Koelreuteria, May, Green, Koelreuteria paniculata, Ivy