Fabaceae Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch

Kentucky Coffeetree

Omaha - Drug, Dietary Aid

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 335

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Scientific name: Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch
USDA symbol: GYDI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Kentucky Coffeetree
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dietary Aid
Notes: Bark used as an appetizer.

RECRD: 87012 id: 16373

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