Common name: lampionboom (NL), readreugeltsjebeam (Fryske), Golden rain (EN)

Native range: China, Korea and Japan

Pollination: Bees

Seed dspersal: wind

Conservation: Least concern (IUCN, last assessed 2018)

The lampionboom is a small (7 meters tall) ornamental tree with a very interesting set of common names, such as the pride of India or Farolillos (Spain), this is due to its beautiful yellow flowers that appear in July and its seeds that ripen in September.

USES:

• Yellow dye from flowers
• Black dye from leaves
• Medicinal

The bark…

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Plants for a future

Plants of the World (Kew Botanical Garden)

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