Characteristics
Angiosperms (Dicots)
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd
Yellow Wood; Kentucky Yellow Wood
Tree
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
S3 (State Rank)
G4 (Global Rank)
Duley, M. L. & M. A. Vincent. 2003. A synopsis of the genus Cladrastis (Leguminosae). Rhodora 105(923):205-239.
Classification
Fabales
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd - Yellow Wood; Kentucky Yellow Wood
Citation
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13169566>Cladrastis kentukea (Dumont de Courset) Rudd, Phytologia 21(5): 327. 1971.</a> [as "kentuckea"]
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33570909>Sophora kentukea Dum. Cours. 1811.</a>
USA: NORTH CAROLINA: Jackson Co.: 16 May 1999, K.D. Heafner & J.F. Barcelona s.n. (neotype: MU; isoneotypes: K, MO, US)--neotypified Duley, M. L. & M. A. Vincent. 2003. Rhodora 105: 221. 2003.
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Specimens and Distribution
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Cladrastis kentukea - Wayne K. Webb
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Cladrastis kentukea - Kevin England
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Cladrastis kentukea - Brian Finzel
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Cladrastis kentukea - Brian Finzel
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Cladrastis kentukea - Brian Finzel
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Cladrastis kentukea - Brian Finzel
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Cladrastis kentukea - Brian Finzel
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