Koelreuteria paniculata
is a deciduous gray-brown barked tree found in sunny places, often
taken in cultivation at temples, growing to 10m in height. Leaves
are of alternate phyllotaxis, each imparipinnate compound, and the
leaflets consist of 3-7 pairs, in the oval shape of a
25-35cm-in-length, with margins serrated. Some segments cut
themselves in entirely afresh. The stem tops erect 15-40cm long
panicles with many small golden-yellow flowers. Bloom time:
July-August. |