Gymnocladus
Kentucky coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Gymnocladus
Lam. (1785)
Species[1]

Gymnocladus (Neo-Latin, from Greek γυμνὀς, gymnos, naked + κλάδος, klados, branch)[2] is a small genus of leguminous trees. The common name coffeetree is used for this genus.[3] It includes six species native to eastern North America and southeastern Asia.[1]

Description

Gymnocladus species are very large, deciduous trees with bipinnate leaves.

The greenish-white flowers only appear after long periods of warm weather. Very long legumes are formed that hang from the branches. The species of this genus are predominantly distributed endochorically.

Species

There are five species:[4][5]

ImageNameCommon NameDistribution
Gymnocladus assamicusIndia
Gymnocladus angustifoliusVietnam
Gymnocladus burmanicusDekang treeMyanmar, India, Vietnam
Gymnocladus chinensissoap treecentral China
Gymnocladus dioicusKentucky coffeetreeMidwest and Eastern North America
Gymnocladus guangxiensissoutheastern China (Guangxi)

References

  1. 1 2 Gymnocladus Lam. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Gymnocladus" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
  3. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Gymnocladus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. LegumeWeb genus list
  5. "PFAF: Gymnocladus". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-09-01.


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