New Page Trees of Alabama and the Southeast Home Page Chinese raintree Koelreuteria paniculata Sapindaceae Leaves are pinnately compound, alternate and deciduous with up to 15 toothed and often basally lobed leaflets.
Flowers are yellow in large, drooping clusters.
Fruit is a bladder-like, papery capsule. Bark is gray-brown and shallowly grooved. Chinese raintree is a small ornamental tree from China. Click on photo to enlarge. All text and photographs are intended for educational purposes only and are not for commercial use in any form.