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Details for: Ames 33289, Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch, APS/GD/2016/010/245

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch

Top Name:

APS/GD/2016/010/245

Origin:

Collected – Michigan, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

09 Apr 2016

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 33289 16ncao02 SD

Images (24 total. Click on image for more.)

Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch

Top Name:

APS/GD/2016/010/245

Origin:

Collected – Michigan, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

09 Apr 2016

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Life Habit:

Tree

Source History

Collected

05 April 2016.
Michigan, United States
Locality: Ionia County: T5N R5W SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Sec. 21; T5N R5W NE 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Sec. 20; and T5N R5W SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Sec. 20 along Grand River approximately 4.80 miles south and slightly west of Portland.
Coordinates: 42.8030, -84.9128 (Map it)
Elevation: 231m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Floodplain.
Number of plants sampled: 8
Associated species: Juglans nigra, Celtis occidentalis, Platanus occidentalis, Quercus macrocarpa, Asimina triloba, Lindera benzoin, Carya cordiformis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Elaeagnus umbellata, Ribes sp., Toxicodendron radicans, Vitis riparia, Prunus virginiana, Cornus alternifolia (sparse), Staphylea trifolia (sparse), Acer negundo, Prunus serotina, Zanthoxylum americanum, Rosa multiflora, Fagus grandifolia, Lonicera maackia, Viburnum lentago (sparse), and Ulmus americana.
Comment: Latitude, longitude, and elevation averaged between all specimens sampled. Coordinates for each mother tree may be provided upon request.
Collector(s):

Donated

09 April 2016.
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/2016/010/245

Type: Collector identifier

Schmitz, Andrew The Brenton Arboretum

JDC/GD/2016/008/723

Type: Collector identifier

Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

2017-087

Type: Institute identifier

Group: BRENTON.ARBORETUM

Specimen planted at The Brenton Arboretum

723-1

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 40.005 cm d.b.h. and 75' tall.

723-2

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 41.59 cm d.b.h. and 80' tall. Pods sampled from forest floor potentially from three other specimens.

723-3

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 70.18 cm (52.71 and 46.36 double trunk) d.b.h. and 90' tall. Pods sampled from forest floor potentially from two other specimens.

723-4

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 40.64 cm d.b.h. and 75' tall.

723-5

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 21.59 cm d.b.h. and 45' tall.

723-6

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 52.07 cm d.b.h. and 105' tall.

723-7

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 46.99 cm d.b.h. and 100' tall.

723-8

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 26.04 cm d.b.h. and 55' tall.

Ames 33289

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7 Research Numbers

JC0416

Type: Exploration identifier

Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS

Exploration ID links

UB04

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

UB05

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

UB06

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

UB18

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

UB19

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

UB20

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

UB21

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

UB22

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.)

Actions

Pathogens

Vouchers

Herbarium specimen

Schmitz, Andrew, The Brenton Arboretum. 05 Apr 2016. Located at MICH – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Identifier: 723-5. Inventory sample: Ames 33289 16ncao05. Collection assisted with Jeffrey D. Carstens. Fruiting specimen.

Schmitz, Andrew, The Brenton Arboretum. 05 Apr 2016. Located at NA - United States National Arboretum, USDA/ARS. Identifier: 723-5. Inventory sample: Ames 33289 16ncao05. 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. 2016. NCRPIS and The Brenton Arboretum Collection Trip Report Gymnocladus dioicus. Technical Report to USDA-ARS Plant Exploration Office, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland 1-42. Number of accessions cited: 5
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
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
COMMENT	Omernik Level III Ecoregion	Listing of Omernik Level III Ecoregion where germplasm was obtained.	8.1.6 - S. Michigan/N. Indiana Drift 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.	5b - 5b		USDA COLD HARDINESS ZONE		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	15.4682	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 33289 16ncao03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	15.5379	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 33289 16ncao04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	15.8391	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 33289 16ncao07 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	15.9557	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 33289 16ncao06 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	15.9645	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 33289 16ncao08 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	15.9751	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 33289 16ncao02 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	16.37	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 33289 16ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Diameter	Diameter of seed (measured in mm). Random sample of 10, intact seeds.	18.7102	10	GYMNOCLADUS.DIAMETER	Ames 33289 16ncao05 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.	112.412		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 33289 16ncao07 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.	113.737		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 33289 16ncao08 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.	118.171		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 33289 16ncao06 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.	121.641		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 33289 16ncao04 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.	121.659		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 33289 16ncao03 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.	122.723		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 33289 16ncao05 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.	132.507		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 33289 16ncao02 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.	136.987		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 33289 16ncao01 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.	36.7748		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 33289 16ncao03 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.	37.4244		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 33289 16ncao07 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.	38.2017		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 33289 16ncao08 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.	38.6067		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 33289 16ncao04 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.	40.1254		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 33289 16ncao01 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.	40.2259		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 33289 16ncao02 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.	41.8983		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 33289 16ncao06 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.	45.203		GYMNOCLADUS POD SIZE	Ames 33289 16ncao05 SD	Not Available