• Source: Gymnocladus

Gymnocladus (Neo-Latin, from Greek γυμνὀς, gymnos, naked + κλάδος, klados, branch) is a small genus of leguminous trees. The common name coffeetree is used for this genus. 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:




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Gleditsia
• Caesalpinioideae
• Fabaceae
• Gymnocladus
• Kentucky coffeetree
• Caesalpinioideae
• Gymnocladus chinensis
• Gymnocladus burmanicus
• Legume
• Fabaceae
• Clonal colony
• Glossary of botanical terms
• Ascalapha odorata