Gymnocladus

Gymnocladus
	Kentucky coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae[1]
Genus:	Gymnocladus; Lam.
Species
	G. burmanicus; G. chinensis; G. dioicus

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]

There are three species:[4][5]

Gymnocladus burmanicus
Gymnocladus chinensis - soap tree
Gymnocladus dioicus - Kentucky coffeetree

References

The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Gymnocladus" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
"Gymnocladus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
LegumeWeb genus list
PFAF: Gymnocladus

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[6subfamilies-1] The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.

[2] Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Gymnocladus" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.

[3] "Gymnocladus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

[4] LegumeWeb genus list

[5] PFAF: Gymnocladus