Cladrastis

Cladrastis (yellowwood) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes four species, three native to eastern Asia and one to southeastern North America.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae

Native toAlabama, Arkansas, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Japan, Kentucky, Louisiana

Observations recorded5,545

香槐属（学名：Cladrastis）是蝶形花科下的一个属，为落叶乔木植物。该属共有12种，分布于美洲和东亚。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 192
With media: 102
Family: Fabaceae
Collections: USNM, ANSP, WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY, CAS, UOMNH, HUDC
Recorded in: United States

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Subclass of: tree
Parent taxon: Sophoreae
Image: Cladrastis-kentukea-00.JPG

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Commons category: Cladrastis
taxon name: Cladrastis
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2654
topic's main category: Category:Cladrastis
taxon common name: 香槐属

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Cladrastis (yellowwood) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes four species, three native to eastern Asia and one to southeastern North America.

Species of Cladrastis are small to medium-sized deciduous trees typically growing 10–20 m tall, exceptionally to 27 m tall. The leaves are compound pinnate, with 5–17 alternately arranged leaflets. The flowers are fragrant, white or pink, produced in racemes or panicles 15–40 cm long. The fruit is a pod 3–8 cm long, containing one to six seeds.

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