Golden rain tree

Koelreuteria paniculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae, native to China (including Inner Mongolia), Korea, and Manchuria. Naturalized in Japan since at least the 1200s, it was introduced to Europe in 1747 and North America in 1763, and has become a popular landscape tree worldwide. Common names include goldenrain tree, pride of India, China tree, and the varnish tree.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Golden rain tree being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Koelreuteria bipinnata
• Koelreuteria elegans
• Melia azedarach — toxic

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Sapindaceae

Genus

Koelreuteria

Species

Koelreuteria paniculata

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