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what kind of tree is it? On the road outside Meng Temple.

Catalpa

Sorbus pohuashanensis, commonly known as Majiamu (native name of Northeast China), alias: Sophora japonica, Sorbus pohuashanensis, Sorbus, Sorbus, Sorbus in Latin. Compound leaves are Sophora japonica leaves, so they are also called smelly Sophora japonica leaves. Another Wei Zi plant, Catalpa, has a straight trunk and sparse shoots. Leaves opposite or nearly opposite, sometimes whorled, broadly ovoid, almost equal in length and width, produced in the Yangtze River basin and northern regions; It grows very fast in the right place, with trees full of white flowers in spring and beans in autumn and winter; White wood is soft and can be used as furniture. It is also true that the so-called' Tian Tong Di Zi' is used to make the bottom of the piano. Young leaves are edible; Leaves or bark can be used as pesticides to kill rice borers and rice planthoppers; Fruit (catalpa) is used as medicine (containing citric acid and p-hydroxybenzoic acid 0.1-0.4%; Seeds contain 10% fatty oil; Leaves contain 2% p-hydroxybenzoic acid), which has obvious diuretic effect and can be used as a diuretic to treat nephropathy, kidney-qi cystitis, liver cirrhosis and ascites. Root bark (white bark of Catalpa bungeana) can also be used as medicine to reduce swelling and detoxify, and can be decocted and washed for external use, which is helpful to treat scabies. Compendium of Materia Medica says: Catalpa is white, bitter and cold, and non-toxic. Because flowers are beautiful, there is also a place called sorbus.