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GYMNOCLADUS Lam. 

 G-ymnocladus dioicus (Linn.) Koch. Coffeetree* 



GYMNOCLADUS CANADENSIS Lam. 

 Range. — New York (Cayuga and Seneca lakes); Pennsylvania (Conococheague 

 Creek, Franklin County), and west through southern Ontario (Pelee Island, Lake 

 Erie), southern Michigan (Maple River, in Clinton County; Fish Creek, in Mont' 

 calm County; Grand River), to Minnesota (Minnesota River), eastern Nebraska, 

 eastern Kansas, southwestern Arkansas, Indian Territory (longitude 96°); south- 

 ward, mainly between the Mississippi River and Allegheny Mountains, to Tennessee 

 (upper eastern section and middle section, near Nashville). Range somewhat 

 extended elsewhere by seeding from cultivated trees. 



Names in use. — Kentucky Coffeetree (Mass., E. I. (cult.), N. Y. 7 Pa. 

 (cult,), Del., Va., W. Va., N. C, Miss., Ark., Mo., 111., Kans., Ont., Mich., 

 Iowa) ; Coffeenut (Ky., Mo., 111., Ind., Nebr.) ; Coffeetree ( W. Va., Ark., 

 Ky., Nebr.) ; Coffeebean (111., Kaus., Nebr.) ; Coffeebean-tree (Ky., Ark.) ; 

 Mahogany (N. Y.); Virgilia (Tenn.); Nickertree (Tenn.); Stumptree 

 (Tenn.). 



PARKINSONIA Linn. 



Parkinsonia aculeata Linn. Horse-bean. 



Range. — Texas (lower Rio Grande River) ; Arizona and California (in valley of 

 Colorado River) ; northern Mexico and Lower California. 



Names in use. — Horse-bean; Retaina (Tex.). 

 Parkinsonia microphylla Ton. Small-leaf Horse-bean. 



Range. — Southern Arizona (desert region); southern California (desert region 

 adjoining Arizona); Lower California (adjoining California); Mexico (Sonora). 



Names in use. — Desert Bush; Jerusalem Thorn; Palo Verde (Cal.). 

 CERCIDIUM Tulasne. 

 Cercidium floridum Benth. G-reenbark Acacia. 



Range. — Western Texas (.Matagorda Bay to Hidalgo County) to Mexico (mouth of 

 Rio Grande River to foothills of Sierra Madre; also near Monterey). 



Names in use. — Green-barked Acacia (Ariz.) 5 Palo Verde (Tex., 

 Ariz., N. Mex .); Acacia. 



Cercidium torreyanum (Wats.) Sargent. Palo Verde. 



Parkinsonia torreyana Wats. 



Range. — Southern California (Colorado Desert) and Arizona (lower Gila River 

 Valley) and south into Mexico (Sonora) and Lower California. 



Names in use. — Green barked Acacia; Palo Yerde. 



SOPHORA Linn. 

 Sophora secundiflora (Gav.) de C. Frrjolito. 



Range. — Southern Texas (Matagorda Bay) to New Mexico (mountain canyons) 

 and southward into Mexico (mountain canyons of NuevoLeon and San Luis Potosi). 



Names in use. — Coral Bean; Frijolito (Tex.). 

 Sophora affinis Torr. & Gr. Sophora. 



Range. — Arkansas (from Arkansas River) to Texas (San Antonio River and west 

 ward to the upper Colorado River). 



Names in use.— Pink Locust (Tex.); Beaded Locust (Tex.). 

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