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The Kentucky coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioicus), also known as American coffee berry, Kentucky mahogany, nicker tree, and stump tree, [4] is a tree in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the legume family Fabaceae, native to the Midwest, Upper South, Appalachia, and small pockets of New York in the United States and Ontario in Canada.
Gymnocladus (Neo-Latin, from Greek γυμνὀς, gymnos, naked + κλάδος, klados, branch) [2] is a small genus of leguminous trees. The common name coffeetree is used for this genus. [3] It includes six species native to eastern North America and southeastern Asia. [1]
This species is catching on with parks departments looking to replace dying ash trees. Like ash trees, Kentucky coffee trees (Gymnocladus dioicus) are tolerant of pollution and a range of soils.
The Caesalpinioideae are mainly trees distributed in the moist tropics, but include such temperate species as the honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos) and Kentucky coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus). It has the following clade-based definition:
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Kentucky coffee tree, American coffee berry, Kentucky mahogany, nicker tree, stump tree Caesalpinioideae: Leaves, seeds, and fruit pulp contain low concentrations of a toxic alkaloid known as cytisine. Ingestion of sufficient quantities can cause congestion of the lungs, respiratory failure, coma, and death in both humans and domestic animals ...
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It was designated an arboretum on November 9, 1998, and now contains approximate 100 types of trees, including Japanese flowering crabapple, river birch, and Kentucky coffee tree. The Arboretum provides an outdoor classroom for students in Chatham's Landscape Architecture and Landscape Studies programs, as well as a place for walking and ...