goldenrain tree

goldenrain tree
goldenrain tree [gōl′dən rān΄]
n.
a small, deciduous Asian tree (Koelreuteria paniculata) of the soapberry family having small yellow flowers and papery fruit pods

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▪ plant
also called  pride-of-India,  China tree , or  varnish tree (species Koelreuteria paniculata) 

      flowering tree of the soapberry family (Sapindaceae), native to East Asia and widely cultivated in temperate regions for its handsome foliage and curious bladderlike seedpods.

      The dome-shaped tree grows to about 9 m (30 feet) tall. The yellow, four-petaled flowers grow in a showy terminal cluster. The papery, greenish fruit pods, which appear soon after the flowers, contain black seeds.

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