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:
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