Koelreuteria

Koelreuteria
Temporal range:
Koelreuteria paniculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Sapindoideae
Genus: Koelreuteria
Laxm.
Type species
Koelreuteria paniculata Laxm.
Species

Koelreuteria /kɛlrʊˈtɪəriə/, also known as chinese lantern tree, is a genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae, native to southern and eastern Asia, as well as the island of Fiji. Many fossil species are also known, suggesting that this genus had a wider range in the past.