Cladrastis platycarpa (Maxim.) Makino

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Cladrastis

Characteristics

Trees, to 30 m tall, 80-120 cm d.b.h.; bark dark gray, many lenticellate. Leaves imparipinnately compound; leaf­lets (7-)13(-15); stipels 1 on either side of pulvinus, un­branched, subulate, to 2 mm, glabrous; petiolule 3-5 mm, densely gray-brown hairy; blades long elliptic or ovate-oblong, smaller toward base, 2-10 × 1-3.5 cm, pilose near midrib or glabrous abaxially, glabrous adaxially, veins obviously raised abaxially with obvious veinlets, base obtuse or broadly cuneate, apex acuminate. Panicle 9-30 cm, to 15 cm in diam. Pedicel slender, 7-11 mm. Calyx campanulate, densely white-yellow sericeous, triangular toothed. Corolla white, with yellow spot in throat; standard oblong, 5.3-8.2 × 5.3-8.6 mm, rounded or retuse at apex, claw 1.2-4.8 mm; wings lanceolate-ovate, 5.9-9.3 × 3.2-5.4 mm, slightly auriculate, claw 2.9-5.1 mm; keels lanceolate, 6.4-9.9 × 3.5-5.9 mm, base auriculate. Ovary linear, yellow-white pubescent, 5-7-ovuled; style slightly curved. Leg­umes long elliptic or oblong, 5-8 × 1.5-2 cm, winged on both sides, indehiscent. Seeds 1-3, dark brown or black, oblong, ca. 8 mm. Fl. Apr-Jun, fr. Jul-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support climber free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 20.0 - 30.0
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JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 4-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

Cladrastis platycarpa unspecified picture
Cladrastis platycarpa unspecified picture

Distribution

Cladrastis platycarpa world distribution map, present in China, Japan, and United States of America

Conservation status

Cladrastis platycarpa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1073454-2
WFO ID wfo-0000185601
COL ID VQL6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Sophora platycarpa Cladrastis scandens Cladrastis platycarpa Platyosprion platycarpum Cladrastis chingii Cladrastis yungchunii

Lower taxons

Cladrastis platycarpa var. parvifolia