Mayodendron
Genus of flowering plants
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Mayodendron is a monotypic genus in the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae. The single species it contains, Mayodendron igneum, is native to southern China, India, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.[3] It is sometimes included within Radermachera.[3]
| Mayodendron | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: | Mayodendron Kurz |
| Species: | M. igneum |
| Binomial name | |
| Mayodendron igneum | |
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It is a deciduous tree that grows up to 20 m in height and has striking orange-colored flowers that grow straight from the trunk.[4]
This tree is the provincial tree of Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. It is also the tree of Suranaree University of Technology.[5]