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Details for: Ames 32903, Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch, APS/GD/2015/031/213

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch

Top Name:

APS/GD/2015/031/213

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 32903 15ncao07 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch

Top Name:

APS/GD/2015/031/213

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

19 March 2015.
Oklahoma, United States
Locality: Osage County: Arkansas River watershed area known as Souters Bend, T21N R7E. Keystone Wildlife Management Area (John Lowery Unit) approximatley 3 miles west of Cleveland.
Coordinates: 36.3019, -96.5305 (Map it)
Elevation: 222m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Floodplain, but one specimen sampled was located on dry, rocky (large boulders) bluff.
Number of plants sampled: 8
Associated species: Ulmus americana, Quercus velutina, Juglans nigra, Celtis occidentalis, Quercus stellata, Cercis canadensis, Gleditsia triacanthos, Acer negundo, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Juniperus virginiana, Euonymus europaeus, Quercus rubra, Quercus muehlenbergii, Robinia pseudoacacia, Toxicodendron radicans, Rosa multiflora, Lonicera sempervirens, and Cornus 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/2015/031/213

Type: Collector identifier

Schmitz, Andrew The Brenton Arboretum

JDC/GD/2015/020/676

Type: Collector identifier

Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

2016-017

Type: Institute identifier

Group: BRENTON.ARBORETUM

Specimen planted at The Brenton Arboretum

Ames 32903

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7 Research Numbers

676-1

Type: Other or unclassified name

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

676-2

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 27.31 cm d.b.h.

676-3

Type: Other or unclassified name

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

676-4

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 46.99 cm d.b.h.

676-5

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 26.67 cm d.b.h.

676-6

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 38.74 cm d.b.h.

676-7

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 52.07 cm d.b.h.

676-8

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number. Single mother tree measuring 38.10 cm d.b.h.

JC0315

Type: Exploration identifier

Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS

Exploration ID links

UA07

Type: Site identifier

Lumb, S. 2018. Population Genetics and Scarification Requirements of Gymnocladus dioicus. M.S. Thesis Trent University pp. 1-91

Freeland, Joanna Trent University

UA08

Type: Site identifier

Lumb, S. 2018. Population Genetics and Scarification Requirements of Gymnocladus dioicus. M.S. Thesis Trent University pp. 1-91

Freeland, Joanna Trent University

UA09

Type: Site identifier

Lumb, S. 2018. Population Genetics and Scarification Requirements of Gymnocladus dioicus. M.S. Thesis Trent University pp. 1-91

Freeland, Joanna Trent University

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)

Annotations

Other Links

Table for NPGS Gymnocladus dioicus accession numbers that correspond to Trent University plant ID numbers (Lumb, S. 2018. Population Genetics and Scarification Requirements of Gymnocladus dioicus. Thesis (MS) - Faculty of Arts and Science, Trent University, pp. 1-91.)

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Pathogens

Vouchers

Herbarium specimen

Schmitz, Andrew, The Brenton Arboretum. 19 Mar 2015. Located at ISC - Ada Hayden Herbarium, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Identifier: 676-8. Inventory sample: Ames 32903 15ncao08. Collection assisted with Jeffrey D. Carstens. Fruiting specimen.

Schmitz, Andrew, The Brenton Arboretum. 19 Mar 2015. Located at NA - United States National Arboretum, USDA/ARS. Identifier: 676-8. Inventory sample: Ames 32903 15ncao08. 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. 2003. Vascular Flora of the Keystone Wildlife Management Area, Creek, Pawnee and Osage Counties, Oklahoma. Oklahoma Native Pl. Rec. 3(1):23-37. Number of accessions cited: 1
Lumb, S. 2018. Population Genetics and Scarification Requirements of Gymnocladus dioicus. Thesis (MS) - Faculty of Arts and Science, Trent University. Unpublished thesis. 1-91. Number of accessions cited: 50
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	65.97		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	66.8		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao07 SD
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	67.41		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao06 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	67.63		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	68.42		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao08 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	68.73		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao02 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	68.78		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao03 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	69.13		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	18.36		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao03 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	18.88		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao02 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	19.45		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	19.56		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	20.59		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao07 SD
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	20.64		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao08 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	20.78		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao06 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	23.89		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	7.06		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao08 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	7.39		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	7.85		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao02 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	7.97		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao07 SD
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	7.98		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao06 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	8.12		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	8.65		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao03 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	9.09		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	2.76		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.04		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.83		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.83		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao06 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.85		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao02 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.88		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao08 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	4.22		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao03 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	4.64		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao07 SD
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	10.09		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao08 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	10.65		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 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.	10.94		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 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.	10.98		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao07 SD
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	11.62		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao02 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	11.65		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 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.	12.26		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 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.	9.41		GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2016	Ames 32903 15ncao01 SD	Not Available
COMMENT	Omernik Level III Ecoregion	Listing of Omernik Level III Ecoregion where germplasm was obtained.	9.4.5 - Cross Timbers		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.	16.1614	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 32903 15ncao02 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	16.4058	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 32903 15ncao04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	16.4816	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 32903 15ncao08 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	17.1067	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 32903 15ncao07 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	17.1132	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 32903 15ncao05 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	17.185	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 32903 15ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	17.7991	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 32903 15ncao06 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	19.3227	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 32903 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.	102.07		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32903 15ncao02 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.	107.681		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32903 15ncao07 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.	114.484		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32903 15ncao01 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.	132.651		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32903 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.	134.31		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32903 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.	143.144		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32903 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.	149.063		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32903 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.	95.9313		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32903 15ncao08 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.	35.9278		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32903 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.	35.9751		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32903 15ncao07 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.	36.3787		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32903 15ncao02 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.	37.8783		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32903 15ncao08 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.	39.2427		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32903 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.	40.8241		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32903 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.	42.8993		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32903 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.	45.8401		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 32903 15ncao06 SD	Not Available