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'''''Gymnocladus''''' is a small genus of [[Fabaceae|leguminous trees]]. {{Inc| Gymnocladus (from Greek naked, plus a branch, which refers to the stout branches with few branch- lets). Leguminosae. Trees, useful for bold planting. Flowers dioecious or polygamous, regular, not papilionaceous; calyx tubular, 5-cleft; petals 5, oblong, perigynous, resembling the sepals, or slightly larger and paler; stamens 10; filaments pubescent, distinct, short, perigynous; pistil 1; ovary superior, simple, 1-celled; placenta parietal; ovules numerous; style slender: fr. an oblong (2-10-in. long), thick, flat, curved, dark brown legume; seeds lenticular, about 1 in. broad.—The genus contains 2 species, one American, the other E. Asian. The American species, the Kentucky coffee tree, is now frequently planted for ornamental purposes. Its ascending branches, coarse twigs and pods give it a peculiar sturdy aspect, heightened in summer by the immense compound lvs. Prop, by seeds and cuttings. Foliage appears in late spring. G. chinensis Baill., with smaller more numerous Hi- and much thicker pods, is not cult. }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Species== There are three species:<ref>[http://ildis.org/LegumeWeb/6.00/names/npall/npall_334.shtml LegumeWeb genus list]</ref><ref>[http://www.pfaf.org/database/search_name.php?ALLNAMES=Gymnocladus PFAF: ''Gymnocladus'']</ref> *''[[Gymnocladus burmanicus]]'' *''[[Gymnocladus chinensis]]'' - soap tree *''[[Gymnocladus dioica]]'' - Kentucky coffeetree ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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