Gymnocladus dioicus

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family (Traditional)Fabaceae
GenusGymnocladus
Species:Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch
Common NameKentucky Coffee Tree; Kentucky Coffeetree
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: SM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 2; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 20+; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Inflorescence Types: panicle/thyrse; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value 7
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
Specimen(s) View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Gymnocladus dioica Gymnocladus dioica (L.) K. Koch

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Boone (KY), Bourbon (KY), Bracken (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Campbell (KY), Edmonson (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Grayson (KY), Harrison (KY), Hickman (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Mason (KY), Mercer (KY), Nicholas (KY), Oldham (KY), Perry (KY), Robertson (KY), Scott (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Woodford (KY), Carter (TN), Coffee (TN), Franklin (TN), Hancock (TN), Jackson (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Stewart (TN), Trousdale (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1951 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100427861 Fleming Kentucky 07 Jul 2000 Kim Feeman
1243
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100427960 Madison Kentucky 05 Oct 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
3398
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100427812 Bourbon Kentucky 09 Oct 1994 Timothy J. Weckman
1142
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100428083 Perry Kentucky 17 Jul 1986 Earlis Thornsberry
137
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100427929 Grayson Kentucky 09 Sep 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5424
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100427804 Anderson Kentucky 26 Jun 1978 William S . Bryant
415
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100428117 Robertson Kentucky 15 Aug 2002 Timothy J. Weckman
7711
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100427887 Franklin Kentucky 07 Sep 1995 D. L. White
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100428141 Warren Kentucky 11 Jun 1971 Sallie Potter
60
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100427911 Garrard Kentucky 30 Jul 1956 Mary E. Wharton
10432
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100428109 Robertson Kentucky 05 Jul 1999 Ross C. Clark
25073
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100428000 McLean Kentucky 22 Sep 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5542
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100427978 Madison Kentucky 10 Sep 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
3308
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100427820 Bracken Kentucky 21 Jun 1999 Ross C. Clark
24836
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100427879 Fleming Kentucky 29 Jul 1999 Ross C. Clark
25332
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100767407 Madison Kentucky 30 Jul 2016 Thomas McFadden
257
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100428125 Scott Kentucky 18 Apr 2006 T. J. Weckman
9887
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100427986 Madison Kentucky 22 May 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
2818
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100428075 Nicholas Kentucky 13 Jul 1999 Ross C. Clark
25160
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100427937 Harrison Kentucky 07 Jun 1999 Ross C. Clark
24624
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100428026 McLean Kentucky 22 Sep 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5542
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100428166 Woodford Kentucky 19 Jun 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
2907
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100428042 Mason Kentucky 14 Jun 1999 Ross C. Clark
24721
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100428059 Mercer Kentucky 07 Jun 1956 Mary E. Wharton
10050
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
31234100428067 Mercer Kentucky 18 Sep 1978 Johnnie B. Varner
11654
EKY
Gymnocladus dioicus
N/A Carter Tennessee 09 Jul 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012956 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012948 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012937 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012942 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012955 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000005400 Campbell Kentucky 01 Jun 2004 Thieret, John
61790
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000005398 Campbell Kentucky 01 Jun 2004 Thieret, John
61790
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012945 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012959 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000005396 Campbell Kentucky 01 Jun 2004 Thieret, John
61790
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012946 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012941 Fayette Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012943 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012947 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012953 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000005397 Campbell Kentucky 01 Jun 2004 Thieret, John
61790
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000024182 Kenton Kentucky Naczi, Robert
7066
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012944 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012952 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000005403 Campbell Kentucky 01 Jun 2004 Thieret, John
61790
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012951 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000005399 Campbell Kentucky 01 Jun 2004 Thieret, John
61790
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012936 Kenton Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012939 Boone Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012935 Boone Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000005402 Campbell Kentucky 01 Jun 2004 Thieret, John
61790
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012958 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012949 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000005401 Campbell Kentucky 01 Jun 2004 Thieret, John
61790
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012940 Fayette Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012950 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012938 Kenton Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012957 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
31973000012954 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0084285 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0067539 Mercer Kentucky
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0084263 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0058920 Trousdale Tennessee 18 Jul 2014 Devin Rodgers
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0017775 Overton Tennessee
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0083515 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0017773 Montgomery Tennessee 21 Jul 1979 Edward Chester
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0017772 Obion Tennessee
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0083517 Franklin Kentucky
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0084284 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0017769 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0017771 Stewart Tennessee 03 Aug 1985 Edward Chester
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0068683 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0084265 Hickman Kentucky
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0084266 McLean Kentucky
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0084264 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0017776 Montgomery Tennessee 19 Aug 1951 Alfred Clebsch
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0017770 Stewart Tennessee 02 Jun 1988 Edward Chester
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0077944 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0084282 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0084283 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0084286 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0017774 Montgomery Tennessee 11 May 1974 Edward Chester
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
APSC0083516 Breckinridge Kentucky
APSC
Gymnocladus dioicus
HTTU030333 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Gymnocladus dioicus
MTSU022585 Coffee Tennessee 09 Nov 2003 Christopher G. Meyer
MTSU
Gymnocladus dioicus
MTSU022587 Maury Tennessee 02 May 1981 Tim Corner
MTSU
Gymnocladus dioicus
TENN-V-0244026 Hancock Tennessee
TENN
Gymnocladus dioicus
UCHT037745 Tennessee
UCHT
Gymnocladus dioicus
UOS02778 Franklin Tennessee 03 Jul 2013 Jon Evans
UOS
Gymnocladus dioicus
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