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Koelreuteria sp.  Geotagged,Koelreuteria elegans,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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  1. Koelreuteria paniculata is the one species this is not for sure because it has more elongated fruits. Koelreuteria elegans and Koelreuteria bipinnata have a similar shape of the fruits. According to the USDA only Koelreuteria elegans is introduced in the USA.
    http://newfs.s3.amazonaws.com/taxon-images-1000s1000/Sapindaceae/koelreuteria-paniculata-fr-pdrobot-c.jpg
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koelreuteria_paniculata_006.JPG
    http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=KOEL
    http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=KOBI3
    Posted 9 years ago
    1. Thank you for the info. Posted 9 years ago

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''Koelreuteria elegans'', more commonly known as flamegold or Taiwanese rain tree, is a deciduous tree to 15-20 metres native 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.. more

Similar species: Sapindales
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Nov 5, 2015. Captured Jul 20, 2009 18:50 in 16478 SE 137th Ct, Weirsdale, FL 32195, USA.
  • Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
  • f/2.8
  • 1/1244s
  • ISO100
  • 6mm