What plant is the Happiness Tree? A detailed explanation of its woody plant characteristics

Alternative names for the Happiness Tree

Snake Tree, Bean-pod Tree, Jieguliangsan, Niuwei Tree, Chaoyang Flower, Mountain Kidney Bean, Kulingjiu (Taiwan, China), Xiaoye Niuweilian, Gelu (Hainan Island), Shezai Tree, Honghua Mu (Qiaoguanmu Directory of Liangguang), Niuwei Tree (Dendrology Volume 2), Jiangdou Tree (Funing, Yunnan), Lajiao Tree (Hekou, Yunnan), Senmu Liangsan, Niuwei Mu (Practical Chinese Herbal Medicine of Guangxi), Doujiao Mu, Niuwei Dou, Shezai Dou, Da Chaoyang (Medicinal Plants for Chinese Veterinary Medicine of Guangxi), Diesimao Tree (Hainan), Lubao (Shijiazhuang, Hebei)

Morphological characteristics of the Happiness Tree

The Happiness Tree is a medium-sized deciduous tree with pinnately compound leaves and alternate leaf arrangement. Its flowers open at night, with upright inflorescences, white to pale yellow in color, with round, wrinkled lobes. The capsule is leathery, cylindrical and strip-shaped, resembling a kidney bean.

Ecological habits of the Happiness Tree

Radermachera sinica is native to Taiwan, China, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places, mostly distributed in valleys and open sparse forests at altitudes of 300 m to 850 m (Guangxi, Hainan) and 1,100 m to 1,700 m (south of central Yunnan). It is also distributed in India, the Philippines, Bhutan and other countries. It prefers a high-temperature, high-humidity environment with plenty of sunlight. It is heat-tolerant, fears cold, favors moisture, and dislikes dryness. For cultivation, use loose, fertile, well-drained loam and sandy loam rich in organic matter.

The flowering period is from May to September, and the fruiting period is from October to December.

Flower language of the Happiness Tree

Happiness, peace.