Cladrastis kentukea | |
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Kentucky yellowwood flowers | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Cladrastis |
Species: | C. kentukea
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Binomial name | |
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.Cours.) Rudd (1971)
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Natural range of Cladrastis kentukea | |
Close-up of natural range of Cladrastis kentukea | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Cladrastis kentukea, the Kentucky yellowwood or American yellowwood (syn. C. lutea, C. tinctoria), is a species of Cladrastis native to the Southeastern United States, with a restricted range from western North Carolina west to eastern Oklahoma, and from southern Missouri and Indiana south to central Alabama. The tree is sometimes also called Virgilia.[3]