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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. ^ 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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