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Details for: Ames 32224, Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch, JDC/GD/2014/004/506

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch

Top Name:

JDC/GD/2014/004/506

Origin:

Collected – Indiana, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

25 Mar 2014

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Reproductive Uniformity:

Population

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 32224 14ncao02 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch

Top Name:

JDC/GD/2014/004/506

Origin:

Collected – Indiana, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

25 Mar 2014

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Reproductive Uniformity:

Population

Form Received:

Seed

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Life Habit:

Tree

Source History

Collected

21 March 2014.
Indiana, United States
Locality: Scattered throughout Sugar Creek and Sugar Mill Creek, Sections 26 and 29, T17N, R7W, just north of Marshall, Parke County.
Coordinates: 39.8889, -87.2302 (Map it)
Elevation: 170m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Bluffs, slopes, and floodplain.
Number of plants sampled: 6
Associated species: Platanus occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Carya ovata, Populus deltioides, and Fraxinus quadrangulata.
Comment: Latitude, longitude, and elevation averaged between all specimens sampled. Coordinates for each mother tree may be provided upon request.
Collector(s):

Donated

25 March 2014.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):

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

JDC/GD/2014/004/506

Type: Collector identifier

Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

2015-060

Type: Institute identifier

Group: BRENTON.ARBORETUM

Specimen planted at The Brenton Arboretum

Ames 32224

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7 Research Numbers

506-1

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 27.94 cm d.b.h. and 95' tall.

506-2

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 56.52 cm d.b.h. and 143' tall.

506-3

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 36.83 cm d.b.h. and 90' tall.

506-4

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 52.07 cm d.b.h. and 110' tall.

506-5

Type: Other or unclassified name

Specimen number - single mother tree measuring 53.98 cm d.b.h. and 156' tall.

JC0314

Type: Exploration identifier

Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS

Exploration ID links

UD07

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

UD08

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

UD09

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

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. 2014. NCRPIS and The Brenton Arboretum Collection Trip Report Gymnocladus dioicus. Technical Report to USDA-ARS Plant Exploration Office, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland 1-18. Number of accessions cited: 11
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
McCormick, J. 1962. Vascular Flora of Shades State Park and Pine Hills Natural Area, Indiana. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. Vol. 123, Article 7. Note: 1881- 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	69.2	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	71.55	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao03 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	72.49	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	73.17	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao02 SD
CHEMICAL	Linoleic Acid	Linoleic Acid	75.54	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	13.15	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	14.88	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao02 SD
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	16.44	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	16.59	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao03 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Oleic Acid	Oleic Acid	18.5	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	7.85	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	8.54	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao02 SD
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	8.74	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	8.85	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao03 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Palmitic Acid	Palmitic Acid	9.09	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	2.22	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.01	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao03 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.22	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao05 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.41	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao02 SD
CHEMICAL	Stearic Acid	Stearic Acid	3.55	3	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	10.13	10	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao01 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	8.03	10	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao04 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	8.48	10	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao03 SD	Not Available
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	9.65	10	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao02 SD
CHEMICAL	Total Oil Content	Oil content calculated on a dry weight basis using the average moisture content using AOCS Official Method.	9.92	10	GYMNOCLADUS.OBS.PEORIA.2015	Ames 32224 14ncao05 SD	Not Available
COMMENT	Omernik Level III Ecoregion	Listing of Omernik Level III Ecoregion where germplasm was obtained.	8.2.4 - Eastern Corn Belt 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