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Details for: Ames 31999, Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch, APS/GD/2013/028/113

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch

Top Name:

APS/GD/2013/028/113

Origin:

Collected – Illinois, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

11 Mar 2013

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Life Habit:

Tree

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	10 count		Ames 31999 13ncao02 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch

Top Name:

APS/GD/2013/028/113

Origin:

Collected – Illinois, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

11 Mar 2013

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Life Habit:

Tree

Source History

Collected

07 March 2013.
Illinois, United States
Locality: Robeson Hills Nature Preserve, Southern Upland Section of the Wabash Border Natural Division, Lawrence County.
Coordinates: 38.7139, -87.5343 (Map it)
Elevation: 154m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Remnant, mesic upland beech-maple forest. Dissected, deep loess deposits adjacent to Wabash River.
Number of plants sampled: 5
Associated species: Acer saccharum, Asimina triloba, Carya ovata, Celtis occidentalis, Fagus grandifolia, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Liriodendron tulipifera, Prunus serotina, and Quercus muhlenbergii.
Comment: Numerous (15+) fruiting and (15+) non-fruiting, very large (100+ feet) specimens. Latitude, longitude, and elevation averaged between all specimens sampled. Coordinates for each mother tree may be provided upon request.
Collector(s):

Donated

11 March 2013.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):

Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

Accession Group(s)

Group name: The Brenton Arboretum
Note: Accessions planted as specimens at The Brenton Arboretum in Dallas Center, Iowa.
To search for accessions in this group, click the following link. The Brenton Arboretum

Accession Names and Identifiers

APS/GD/2013/028/113

Type: Collector identifier

Schmitz, Andrew The Brenton Arboretum

JDC/GD/2013/025/469

Type: Collector identifier

Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

2015-049

Type: Institute identifier

Group: BRENTON.ARBORETUM

Specimen planted at The Brenton Arboretum

Ames 31999

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7 Research Numbers

469-1

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 44.45 cm d.b.h.

469-2

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 64.77 cm d.b.h.

469-3

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 68.58 cm d.b.h.

469-4

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 34.29 cm d.b.h.

469-5

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 73.66 cm d.b.h.

JC0213

Type: Exploration identifier

Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS

Exploration ID links

Narrative

Largest specimen found at time of collection measured 37 inches d.b.h. Also noted a number of small saplings 2-3 feet in height.

Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch

Genus:

Gymnocladus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Caesalpinieae

Nomen number:

18091

Place of publication:

Dendrologie 1:5. 1869

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18149618

Verified:

12/18/1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Guilandina dioica L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Gymnocladus canadensis Lam.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	Kentucky coffeetree			1	Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
Swedish	kentuckykaffe			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

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Citations

Beckman, E., A. Meyer, D. Pivorunas, S. Hoban, & M. Westwood. 2021. In: Beckman, E. et al., Conservation gap analysis of Kentucky coffeetree 1-16. Number of accessions cited: 0
Carstens, J. D. & A. P. Schmitz. 2013. NCRPIS and The Brenton Arboretum Collection Trip Report Gymnocladus dioicus. Technical Report to USDA-ARS Plant Exploration Office, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland 1-54. Number of accessions cited: 23
Carstens, J. D. & A. P. Schmitz. 2017. Kentucky Coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch Current Abundance in Nature and Prospective Persistence. In: Sniezko et al. A., tech. coords. Gene conservation of tree species—banking on the future. Gen. Techn. Rep. P. N. W., U.S. Forest. Serv. 963:143. Number of accessions cited: 85
COSEWIC. 2021. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Kentucky Coffee-tree Gymnocladus dioicus in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada Number of accessions cited: 86
Edgin, B. 2003. The Vascular Flora and Vegetation of Robeson Hills Nature Preserve: An Old-Growth Beech-Maple Forest in Southeastern Illinois. Erigenia 19:3-16. Number of accessions cited: 1
Flint, H. L. 1985. Plants showing tolerance of urban stress. J. Environm. Hort. 3(2):85-89. Number of accessions cited: 89
Harshberger, J. W. 1904. The relation of ice storms to trees. Contr. Bot. Lab. Univ. Pennsylvania 2:345-349. Number of accessions cited: 89
Hauer, R. J., W. Wang, & J. O. Dawson. 1993. Ice storm damage to urban trees. J. Arboric. 19(4):187-194. Number of accessions cited: 89
Schmitz, A. P. & J. D. Carstens. 2017. From Forest to Freezer A Comprehensive Seed Collection of the Kentucky Coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch. In: Sniezko et al. A., tech. coords. Gene conservation of tree species—banking on the future. Gen. Techn. Rep. P. N. W., U.S. Forest. Serv. 963:92. Number of accessions cited: 85
Schmitz, A. P. & J. D. Carstens. 2018. Exploring the Native Range of Kentucky Coffeetree. Arnoldia (Jamaica Plain) 76(1):2-16. Number of accessions cited: 85
Schmitz, A. P. & J. D. Carstens. 2018. From Seed to Tree Collecting and Curating the Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch. Presented at Excellence in Plant Collections Management Symposium. American Public Gardens Association. 2018 Oct 16-18; Vancouver, Canada. Poster presentation Number of accessions cited: 85

Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Sample Size	Study	Inventory	Availability
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	68.76	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	69.52	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	70.51	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	72.81	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao02 SD
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	18.39	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	18.63	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao02 SD
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	19	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	20.8	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	7.26	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	7.3	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao02 SD
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	7.39	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	8.69	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.5	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.61	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.68	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.74	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao02 SD
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	10.3	10	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	8.58	10	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	8.86	9	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	9.31	10	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2014	Ames 31999 13ncao02 SD
COMMENT	Omernik Level III Ecoregion	Listing of Omernik Level III Ecoregion where germplasm was obtained.	8.3.2 - Interior River Valley and Hills		OMERNIK LEVEL III ECOREGION		Not Available
COMMENT	USDA Cold Hardiness Zone	USDA Cold Hardiness Zone from which original, wild collected germplasm was obtained. USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2012. Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Accessed from http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov.	6a - 6a		USDA COLD HARDINESS ZONE		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Length	Length of pods (measured in mm). Random sample of up to six pods collected in nature at the time of seed collection.	115.864		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 31999 13ncao03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Length	Length of pods (measured in mm). Random sample of up to six pods collected in nature at the time of seed collection.	127.39		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 31999 13ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Length	Length of pods (measured in mm). Random sample of up to six pods collected in nature at the time of seed collection.	129.577		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 31999 13ncao04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Length	Length of pods (measured in mm). Random sample of up to six pods collected in nature at the time of seed collection.	142.655		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 31999 13ncao02 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Length	Length of pods (measured in mm). Random sample of up to six pods collected in nature at the time of seed collection.	153.851		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 31999 13ncao05 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Width	Width of pods (measured in mm). Random sample of up to six pods collected in nature at the time of seed collection.	39.5764		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 31999 13ncao04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Width	Width of pods (measured in mm). Random sample of up to six pods collected in nature at the time of seed collection.	42.605		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 31999 13ncao02 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Width	Width of pods (measured in mm). Random sample of up to six pods collected in nature at the time of seed collection.	44.7093		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 31999 13ncao03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Width	Width of pods (measured in mm). Random sample of up to six pods collected in nature at the time of seed collection.	49.3151		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 31999 13ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Width	Width of pods (measured in mm). Random sample of up to six pods collected in nature at the time of seed collection.	50.8805		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 31999 13ncao05 SD	Not Available