Gymnocladus
Gymnocladus | |
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Kentucky coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Genus: | Gymnocladus Lam. |
Species | |
G. burmanicus |
Gymnocladus (Neo-Latin, from Greek γυμνὀς, gymnos, naked + κλάδος, klados, branch)[1] is a small genus of leguminous trees.
There are three species:[2][3]
- Gymnocladus burmanicus
- Gymnocladus chinensis - soap tree
- Gymnocladus dioicus - Kentucky coffeetree