Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.Cours.) Rudd

Kentucky yellowwood (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Cladrastis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 10.1-13.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 8.0
Mature height (meter) 10.1 - 13.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.6
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer present
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Woods in rich well-drained limestone soils, in river valleys, slopes, ridges and the borders of streams.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 2-5
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

Uses dye environmental use fiber material wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs scarification and soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 3
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment scarification soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Cladrastis kentukea leaf picture by Kimberly (cc-by-sa)
Cladrastis kentukea leaf picture by David Hinds (cc-by-sa)
Cladrastis kentukea leaf picture by Murphy Patrick (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cladrastis kentukea world distribution map, present in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Canada, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine, United States of America, and Uzbekistan

Conservation status

Cladrastis kentukea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324542-2
WFO ID wfo-0000164323
COL ID VQL2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cladrastis kentukea Cladrastis lutea Cladrastis lutea Virgilia lutea Cladrastis fragrans Cladrastis albiflora Cladrastis kentuckensis Cladrastis lutea f. tomentosa Cladrastis kentuckensis Cladrastis kentuckensis Virgilia alba Virgilia kentuckensis Cladrastis tinctoria Sophora kentukea Virgilia dumontii