Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.)Rudd

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Cladrastis Raf.
Tribe: Sophoreae
References: [1569][1571]

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Other names:

• Cladrastis albiflora Raf. [Synonym] [1571]
  
• Cladrastis fragrans Raf. [Synonym] [1569][1571]
  
• Cladrastis kentuckensis Raf. [Synonym] [1571]
  
• Cladrastis kentuckensis (Dum.-Cours.)Jackson [Synonym] [1569]
  
• Cladrastis lutea Raf. [Synonym] [1571]
  
• Cladrastis lutea (Michaux)K.Koch [Synonym] [1569]
  
• Cladrastis tinctoria Raf. [Synonym] [1569][1571]
  
• Sophora kentukea Dum.-Cours. [Synonym] [1569][1571]
  
• Virgilia alba Raf. [Synonym] [1571][1569]
  
• Virgilia kentuckensis Raf. [Synonym] [1569][1571]
  
• Virgilia lutea Michaux [Synonym] [1571][1569]
  

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Common Names:

• Yellow Wood [1850] [2146]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Chemical products [2146]
  
• Environmental [1571] [2146]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• North America [1569] [1571] [1850] [2146]
  • United States [1569] [1571] [1850] [2146]
    • Alabama [1571] [1850] [2146]
    • Arkansas [1571] [1850]
    • Georgia [1571] [1850] [2146]
    • Illinois [1571] [1850] [2146]
    • Indiana [1571] [1850] [2146]
    • Kentucky [1571] [1850] [2146]
    • Massachusetts [1571]
    • Mississippi [1850]
    • Missouri [1571] [1850] [2146]
    • North Carolina [1571] [1850] [2146]
    • Ohio [1850]
    • Oklahoma [1571] [1850]
    • Pennsylvania [1850]
    • South Carolina [1850]
    • Tennessee [1571] [1850] [2146]

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Notes:

• in most literature (eg. Isley 1990) as C.lutea. [1850]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:29:17