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Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd
Kentucky yellowwood

   
Symbol: CLKE
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    I



Photograph of Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd
©Jane Villa-Lobos. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of Systematic Biology, Botany.
 
More Information:
  • Characteristics Report
  • Classification Report
  • Data Source and Documentation
 

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Synonyms:
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd

  CLLU Cladrastis lutea (Michx. f.) K. Koch
  SOKE Sophora kentukea Dum. Cours.
 

Distribution by State:
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd

Distributional Map for Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd
Distribution Map Legend

Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd distribution:
USA (AL, AR, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, ME, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN), CAN (ON)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, TN

 

Related Taxa:
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd

236 genera in Fabaceae, 1 species in Cladrastis
 

Classification:
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Rosidae
Order   Fabales
Family   Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus   Cladrastis Raf. – yellowwood
Species   Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd – Kentucky yellowwood
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Illinois:
Cladrastis lutea
yellowwood Endangered
Indiana:
Cladrastis lutea
yellowwood Threatened
 

Introduced Information:
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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