Mayodendron

Mayodendron is a monotypic genus in the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae. The single species it contains, Mayodendron igneum, is native to southern China, India, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.^[3] It is sometimes included within Radermachera.^[3]

Mayodendron
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Bignoniaceae
Genus:	Mayodendron Kurz
Species:	M. igneum
Binomial name
Mayodendron igneum Kurz
Synonyms[2]
Radermachera ignea (Kurz) Steenis Spathodea ignea Kurz Spathodea igneum Kurz

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.^[4]

This tree is the provincial tree of Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. It is also the tree of Suranaree University of Technology.^[5]