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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Paulownia Siebold'' (PROSEA)}}<big>''[[Paulownia Siebold]]'' Siebold & Zucc.</big>

* ''[[Paulownia elongata]]'' S.Y. Hu.

* ''[[Paulownia fortunei]]'' (Seemann) Hemsley.

* ''[[Paulownia tomentosa]]'' (Thunb.) Steud., synonym: ''P. imperialis'' Sieb. & Zucc.

*Small deciduous trees up to 20 m tall. *Leaves opposite, ovate to broadly ovate, cordate at base, entire or slightly 3-5-lobed, usually tomentose below. *Flowers in 3-5-flowered cymes; calyx campanulate, 5-lobed; corolla zygomorphic, shortly 5-lobed, slightly 2-lipped; stamens 4. *Fruit a dehiscent capsule. *Seed winged.  The trees are easy to propagate by means of cuttings. Their growth is very rapid: mean annual diameter increment is 6.5 cm, and mean annual height increment is 1.72 m. The wood is comparatively soft, white or reddish-brown, and has a beautiful grain. Its air-dry density is about 320 kg/m³.

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*M.S.M. Sosef & L.J.G. van der Maesen