Gymnocladus

Gymnocladus
Kentucky coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Genus:	Gymnocladus Lam. (1785)
Species[1]
Gymnocladus angustifolius (Gagnep.) J.E.Vidal Gymnocladus assamicus Kanjilal ex P.C.Kanjilal Gymnocladus burmanicus C.E.Parkinson Gymnocladus chinensis Baill. Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K.Koch Gymnocladus guangxiensis P.C.Huang & Q.W.Yao

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. 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.