Gymnocladus
{{Short description|Genus of legumes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Gymnocladus dioicus Desoto.jpg
|image_caption = Kentucky coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus
|taxon = Gymnocladus
|authority = Lam. (1785)
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision =
- Gymnocladus angustifolius {{small|(Gagnep.) J.E.Vidal}}
- Gymnocladus assamicus {{small|Kanjilal ex P.C.Kanjilal}}
- Gymnocladus burmanicus {{small|C.E.Parkinson}}
- Gymnocladus chinensis {{small|Baill.}}
- Gymnocladus dioicus {{small|(L.) K.Koch}}
- Gymnocladus guangxiensis {{small|P.C.Huang & Q.W.Yao}}
|subdivision_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:22537-1 Gymnocladus Lam.] Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
}}
Gymnocladus (Neo-Latin, from Greek γυμνὀς, gymnos, naked + κλάδος, klados, branch){{Cite NIE|wstitle=Gymnocladus|year=1905}} is a small genus of leguminous trees. The common name coffeetree is used for this genus.{{PLANTS|taxon=Gymnocladus|id=GYMNO2|accessdate=9 May 2015}} It includes six species native to eastern North America and southeastern Asia.
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:[http://ildis.org/LegumeWeb/6.00/names/npall/npall_334.shtml LegumeWeb genus list]{{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 }}
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| Image | Name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnocladus assamicus | India | ||
| Gymnocladus angustifolius | Vietnam | ||
| Gymnocladus burmanicus | Dekang tree | Myanmar, India, Vietnam | |
| Gymnocladus chinensis | soap tree | central China | |
| 120px | Gymnocladus dioicus | Kentucky coffeetree | Midwest and Eastern North America |
| Gymnocladus guangxiensis | southeastern China (Guangxi) |
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Category:Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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