American Coffee Berry

Gymnocladus dioica (L.) Koch, Dendr. 1: 5. 1869
Guilandina dioica L. Sp. PI. 381. 1753. Gymnocladus canadensis Lam. Encyc. 1: 733. 1785. • Hyperantkera dioica Vahl, Symb. 1: 31. 1790.
A tree, up to 30 m. high or higher, with a trunk up to 1 m. in diameter, the bark rough. Leaves large; pinnae 5-9, odd or even; leaflets usually 7-15, but sometimes only 1 on the lowest pinnae, ovate, acute or acuminate, 2.5-7.5 cm. long, glabrous, or pubescent on the veins beneath, ciliate; racemes elongated, many-flowered, those of pistillate trees longer than those of staminate; pedicels of pistillate flowers 1.5-2.5 cm. long, those of staminate flowers shorter; calyx-tube about 1.5 cm. long; petals about as long as the calyx-lobes; legume brown, 1-2.5 dm. long, about 5 cm. wide; seeds somewhat flattened, 1.5-2 cm. broad, dark brow-n to black.
Type locality: Canada.
Distribution: Ontario to South Dakota, Tennessee and Oklahoma.