''Mayodendron'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

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in the

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

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Bignoniaceae Bignoniaceae () is a Family (biology), family of flowering plants in the Order (biology), order Lamiales commonly known as the bignonias or trumpet vines.Vernon H. Heywood, Richard K. Brummitt, Ole Seberg, and Alastair Culham. ''Flowering Plant ...

. The single species it contains, ''Mayodendron igneum'', is native to southern China, India, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. It is sometimes included within '' Radermachera''. It is a deciduous tree that grows up to 20 m in height and has striking orange-colored flowers that grow straight from the trunk. This tree is the provincial tree of

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, Thailand. It is also the tree of

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{{Taxonbar, from1=Q6757405, from2=Q15551163 Bignoniaceae Flora of China Flora of Indo-China Monotypic Lamiales genera Bignoniaceae genera Taxa named by Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz