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|image_caption = [[Kentucky coffeetree]], ''Gymnocladus dioicus''
|image_caption = [[Kentucky coffeetree]], ''Gymnocladus dioicus''
|taxon = Gymnocladus
|taxon = Gymnocladus
|authority = [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lam.]]
|authority = [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lam.]] (1785)
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = ''[[Gymnocladus angustifolius|G. angustifolius]]''<br />
|subdivision =
''[[Gymnocladus assamicus|G. assamicus]]''<br />
*''[[Gymnocladus angustifolius]]'' {{small|(Gagnep.) J.E.Vidal}}
''[[Gymnocladus burmanicus|G. burmanicus]]''<br />
*''[[Gymnocladus assamicus]]'' {{small|Kanjilal ex P.C.Kanjilal}}
''[[Gymnocladus chinensis|G. chinensis]]''<br />
*''[[Gymnocladus burmanicus]]'' {{small|C.E.Parkinson}}
''[[Gymnocladus dioicus|G. dioicus]]
*''[[Gymnocladus chinensis]]'' {{small|Baill.}}
*''[[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>
'''''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/>
==Description==
==Description==
''Gymnocladus'' species are very large, deciduous trees with bipinnate leaves.
''Gymnocladus'' species are very large, deciduous trees with bipinnate leaves.
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! Image !! Name!! Common Name !! Distribution
! Image !! Name!! Common Name !! Distribution
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| ||''[[Gymnocladus assamicus]]'' || ||India.
| ||''[[Gymnocladus assamicus]]'' || ||India
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| ||''[[Gymnocladus angustifolius]]'' || ||Vietnam.
| ||''[[Gymnocladus angustifolius]]'' || ||Vietnam
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| ||''[[Gymnocladus burmanicus]]'' ||Dekang tree ||Myanmar, India, Vietnam.
| ||''[[Gymnocladus burmanicus]]'' ||Dekang tree ||Myanmar, India, Vietnam
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| ||''[[Gymnocladus chinensis]]'' ||soap tree ||central China.
| ||''[[Gymnocladus chinensis]]'' ||soap tree ||central China
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|[[File:Gymnocladus dioicus 1.JPG|120px]] ||''[[Gymnocladus dioicus]]''||Kentucky coffeetree || Midwest and Eastern North America.
|[[File:Gymnocladus dioicus 1.JPG|120px]] ||''[[Gymnocladus dioicus]]''||Kentucky coffeetree || Midwest and Eastern North America
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| ||''[[Gymnocladus guangxiensis]]'' || || southeastern China (Guangxi)
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Revision as of 14:42, 1 September 2023

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]

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

  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.