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|name = ''Gymnocladus''
|image = Gymnocladus dioicus Desoto.jpg
|image = Gymnocladus dioicus Desoto.jpg
|image_caption = [[Kentucky coffeetree]], ''Gymnocladus dioicus''
|image_caption = [[Kentucky coffeetree]], ''Gymnocladus dioicus''
|taxon = Gymnocladus
|regnum = [[Plant]]ae
|authority = [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lam.]] (1785)
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
|unranked_ordo = [[Rosids]]
|ordo = [[Fabales]]
|familia = [[Fabaceae]]
|subfamilia = [[Caesalpinioideae]]
|genus = '''''Gymnocladus'''''
|genus_authority = [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lam.]]
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = ''[[Gymnocladus burmanicus|G. burmanicus]]''<br />
|subdivision =
''[[Gymnocladus chinensis|G. chinensis]]''<br />
*''[[Gymnocladus angustifolius]]'' {{small|(Gagnep.) J.E.Vidal}}
''[[Gymnocladus dioicus|G. dioicus]]''
*''[[Gymnocladus assamicus]]'' {{small|Kanjilal ex P.C.Kanjilal}}
*''[[Gymnocladus burmanicus]]'' {{small|C.E.Parkinson}}
|}}
*''[[Gymnocladus chinensis]]'' {{small|Baill.}}
'''''Gymnocladus''''' ([[Neo-Latin]], from Greek γυμνὀς, ''gymnos'', naked + κλάδος, ''klados'', branch)<ref>{{Cite NIE|wstitle=Gymnocladus|year=1905}}</ref> is a small genus of [[Fabaceae|leguminous trees]]. The common name '''coffeetree''' is used for this genus.<ref>{{PLANTS|taxon=Gymnocladus|id=GYMNO2|accessdate=9 May 2015}}</ref>
*''[[Gymnocladus dioicus]]'' {{small|(L.) K.Koch}}
*''[[Gymnocladus guangxiensis]]'' {{small|P.C.Huang & Q.W.Yao}}
|subdivision_ref = <ref name = powo>[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:22537-1 ''Gymnocladus'' Lam.] ''[[Plants of the World Online]]''. Retrieved 1 September 2023.</ref>
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'''''Gymnocladus''''' ([[Neo-Latin]], from Greek γυμνὀς, ''gymnos'', naked + κλάδος, ''klados'', branch)<ref>{{Cite NIE|wstitle=Gymnocladus|year=1905}}</ref> is a small genus of [[Fabaceae|leguminous trees]]. The common name '''coffeetree''' is used for this genus.<ref>{{PLANTS|taxon=Gymnocladus|id=GYMNO2|accessdate=9 May 2015}}</ref> It includes six species native to eastern North America and southeastern Asia.<ref name = powo/>
There are three species:<ref>[http://ildis.org/LegumeWeb/6.00/names/npall/npall_334.shtml LegumeWeb genus list]</ref><ref>[http://www.pfaf.org/database/search_name.php?ALLNAMES=Gymnocladus PFAF: ''Gymnocladus'']</ref>


==Description==
*''[[Gymnocladus burmanicus]]''
''Gymnocladus'' species are very large, deciduous trees with bipinnate leaves.
*''[[Gymnocladus chinensis]]'' - soap tree

*''[[Gymnocladus dioicus]]'' - Kentucky coffeetree
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 [[Seed dispersal#Zoochory|endochorically]].

==Species==
There are five species:<ref>[http://ildis.org/LegumeWeb/6.00/names/npall/npall_334.shtml LegumeWeb genus list]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pfaf.org/database/search_name.php?ALLNAMES=Gymnocladus |title=PFAF: ''Gymnocladus'' |access-date=2008-09-01 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175541/http://www.pfaf.org/database/search_name.php?ALLNAMES=Gymnocladus |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image !! Name!! Common Name !! Distribution
|-
| ||''[[Gymnocladus assamicus]]'' || ||India
|-
| ||''[[Gymnocladus angustifolius]]'' || ||Vietnam
|-
| ||''[[Gymnocladus burmanicus]]'' ||Dekang tree ||Myanmar, India, Vietnam
|-
| ||''[[Gymnocladus chinensis]]'' ||soap tree ||central China
|-
|[[File:Gymnocladus dioicus 1.JPG|120px]] ||''[[Gymnocladus dioicus]]''||Kentucky coffeetree || Midwest and Eastern North America
|-
| ||''[[Gymnocladus guangxiensis]]'' || || southeastern China (Guangxi)
|}


==References==
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[[Category:Fabaceae genera]]
[[Category:Caesalpinioideae]]
[[Category:Caesalpinioideae]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck]]

Latest revision as of 22:34, 25 May 2024

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

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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

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There are five species:[4][5]

Image Name Common Name Distribution
Gymnocladus assamicus India
Gymnocladus angustifolius Vietnam
Gymnocladus burmanicus Dekang tree Myanmar, India, Vietnam
Gymnocladus chinensis soap tree central China
Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky coffeetree Midwest and Eastern North America
Gymnocladus guangxiensis southeastern China (Guangxi)

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ NRCS. "Gymnocladus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. ^ LegumeWeb genus list
  5. ^ "PFAF: Gymnocladus". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-09-01.