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''Koelreuteria paniculata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae, native to eastern Asia, in China and Korea. Common names include goldenrain tree,〔 pride of India, China tree,〔(goldenrain tree ).''Encyclopædia Britannica Online''. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-07-12.〕 or varnish tree.〔(UConn Plant Database )〕 It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree growing to tall, with a broad, dome-shaped crown. The leaves are pinnate, long, rarely to , with 7-15 leaflets 3–8 cm long, with a deeply serrated margin; the larger leaflets at the midpoint of the leaf are sometimes themselves pinnate but the leaves are not consistently fully bipinnate as in the related ''Koelreuteria bipinnata''. The flowers are yellow, with four petals, growing in large terminal panicles long. The fruit is a three-parted inflated bladderlike pod 3–6 cm long and 2–4 cm broad, green ripening orange to pink in autumn, containing several dark brown to black seeds 5–8 mm diameter. There are two varieties: *''K. paniculata'' var. ''paniculata''. Northern China and Korea. Leaves single-pinnate. *''K. paniculata'' var. ''apiculata'' (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Rehder (syn. ''K. apiculata''). Western China (Sichuan), intergrading with var. ''paniculata'' in central China. Leaves with larger leaflets commonly bipinnate. ==Cultivation== It is popularly grown as an ornamental tree in temperate regions all across the world because of the aesthetic appeal of its flowers, leaves and seed pods. Several cultivars have been selected for garden planting, including 'Fastigiata' with a narrow crown, and 'September Gold', flowering in late summer. The seeds are edible when roasted, but not commonly consumed. In some areas, notably the eastern United States and particularly in Florida, it is considered an invasive species. Image:Fruits of Koelreuteria paniculata.jpg|''K. paniculata'' fruits Image:KoelreuteriaPaniculataBark.jpg|Bark of ''K. paniculata'' File:Koelreuteriapaniculatatatuape.JPG|flowers & legumens in the top of a tree in São Paulo Brazil File:GoldenRain seedPodVertical.jpg|Seed Pod of Golden Rain Tree, Koelreuteria paniculata, Butler County, Kansas File:GoldenRain seedPod leaves.JPG|Seed pod and leaves of Golden Rain Tree, Koelreuteria paniculata, Harvey County, Kansas 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Koelreuteria paniculata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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