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Details for: Ames 32894, Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch, APS/GD/2015/017/199

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch

Top Name:

APS/GD/2015/017/199

Origin:

Collected – Oklahoma, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

23 Mar 2015

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 32894 15ncao02 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch

Top Name:

APS/GD/2015/017/199

Origin:

Collected – Oklahoma, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

23 Mar 2015

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Life Habit:

Tree

Source History

Collected

14 March 2015.
Oklahoma, United States
Locality: Cleveland County: T10N R5W SW 1/4 SW 1/4 Sec. 7. John Nichols Camp located on north side of Canadian River approxiamtely 4.25 miles south and southeast of Mustang.
Coordinates: 35.3503, -97.6695 (Map it)
Elevation: 395m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Higher elevations. Dry, relatively thin soils.
Number of plants sampled: 8
Associated species: Carya illinoinensis, Juniperus virginiana, Ulmus rubra, Celtis occidentalis, Celtis laevigata, Ulmus americana, Ulmus pumila, Quercus muehlenbergii, Juglans nigra, Quercus marilandica, Pinus sp., Maclura pomifera, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Prunus americana, Ligustrum obtusifolium, Crataegus sp., Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii, and Smilax sp.
Comment: Latitude, longitude, and elevation averaged between all specimens sampled. Coordinates for each mother tree may be provided upon request.
Collector(s):

Donated

23 March 2015.
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/2015/017/199

Type: Collector identifier

Schmitz, Andrew The Brenton Arboretum

JDC/GD/2015/011/667

Type: Collector identifier

Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

2016-013

Type: Institute identifier

Group: BRENTON.ARBORETUM

Specimen planted at The Brenton Arboretum

Ames 32894

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7 Research Numbers

667-1

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 55.88 cm d.b.h.

667-2

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 24.13 cm d.b.h.

667-3

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 44.45 cm d.b.h.

667-4

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 36.83 cm d.b.h.

667-5

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 25.40 cm d.b.h.

667-6

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 29.21 cm d.b.h.

667-7

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 29.21 cm d.b.h.

667-8

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 24.13 cm d.b.h.

JC0315

Type: Exploration identifier

Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS

Exploration ID links

Narrative

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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Herbarium specimen

Schmitz, Andrew, The Brenton Arboretum. 14 Mar 2015. Located at NA - United States National Arboretum, USDA/ARS. Identifier: 667-5. Inventory sample: Ames 32894 15ncao05. Collection assisted with Jeffrey D. Carstens. Fruiting specimen.

Schmitz, Andrew, The Brenton Arboretum. 14 Mar 2015. Located at ISC - Ada Hayden Herbarium, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Identifier: 667-5. Inventory sample: Ames 32894 15ncao05. Collection assisted with Jeffrey D. Carstens. Fruiting specimen.

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. 2015. NCRPIS and The Brenton Arboretum Collection Trip Report Gymnocladus dioicus. Technical Report to USDA-ARS Plant Exploration Office, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland 1-57. Number of accessions cited: 24
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
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
Hoagland, B. W. & A. K. Buthod. 2006. Vascular Flora of a Red Sandstone Hills Site Canadian County, Oklahoma. Oklahoma Native Pl. Rec. 6(1):53-68. Number of accessions cited: 1
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	65.39		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao03 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	68.83		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao02 SD
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	69.05		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	69.52		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	69.76		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	70.54		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao08 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	70.89		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao06 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	72.87		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao07 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	15.84		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao07 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	17.81		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	17.89		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao06 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	18.16		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao08 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	18.72		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	19.92		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	20.07		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao02 SD
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	22.06		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao03 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	6.98		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	7.16		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao06 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	7.61		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao02 SD
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	7.83		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao08 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	7.85		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao07 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	8.6		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	8.63		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao03 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	9.04		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.17		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.39		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.44		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao07 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.47		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao08 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.48		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao02 SD
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.92		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao03 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	4.05		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	4.06		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao06 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	10.21		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao07 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	10.58		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao06 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	11.23		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	11.64		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao02 SD
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	13.08		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao03 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	8.71		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	9.08		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	9.99		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32894 15ncao08 SD	Not Available
COMMENT	Omernik Level III Ecoregion	Listing of Omernik Level III Ecoregion where germplasm was obtained.	9.4.2 - Central Great Plains		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.	7a - 7a		USDA COLD HARDINESS ZONE		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	15.5055	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 32894 15ncao07 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	16.822	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 32894 15ncao02 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	17.0682	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 32894 15ncao06 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	17.1702	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 32894 15ncao05 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	17.2661	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 32894 15ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	17.54	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 32894 15ncao04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	17.5583	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 32894 15ncao03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	18.1914	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 32894 15ncao08 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.	105.869		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32894 15ncao05 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.	113.793		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32894 15ncao04 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.	115.611		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32894 15ncao07 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.	118.578		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32894 15ncao06 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.	127.745		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32894 15ncao02 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.	138.015		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32894 15ncao08 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.	154.528		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32894 15ncao03 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.	97.6529		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32894 15ncao01 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.	35.0864		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32894 15ncao01 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.	36.7631		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32894 15ncao02 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.	38.5745		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32894 15ncao04 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.	39.7773		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32894 15ncao07 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.	39.8288		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32894 15ncao05 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.	41.0589		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32894 15ncao06 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.	42.6781		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32894 15ncao03 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.	46.1521		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32894 15ncao08 SD	Not Available