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Paulownia tomentosa
(Scrophulariaceae)
Chinese empress tree, empress tree, foxglove tree, karri tree, paulownia, princess tree

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Species description or overview

Paulownia tomentosa information from PIER
Information on Paulownia tomentosa as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa) fact sheet  new posting 
Princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa) description, habitat, biology, and management options are provided by Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Paulownia tomentosa
Nomenclatural information about Paulownia tomentosa is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Paulownia tomentosa
Nomenclatural information about Paulownia tomentosa is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Paulownia tomentosa
Nomenclatural information about Paulownia tomentosa is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Paulownia tomentosa (Scrophulariaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Paulownia tomentosa as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Control methods

Princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa) fact sheet  new posting 
Princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa) description, habitat, biology, and management options are provided by Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group.

Images

Paulownia tomentosa images from PIER
Images of Paulownia tomentosa provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Case studies

The introduction of Paulownia to Nepal View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Results of Paulownia kawakamii and P. tomentosa seed germination and cultivation trials are reported [Rayachhetry, M.B. and M.B. Karki. 1988. Introduction of Paulownia to Nepal. Banko Janakari (The Nepal Journal of Forestry) 2:45-47.]

Other resources

Paulownia tomentosa as an invasive species (information from TNC)
Information about Mimosa pudica as an invasive species is provided by The Nature Conservancy.

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