| Gymnocladus chinensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: | Gymnocladus |
| Species: | G. chinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnocladus chinensis | |
Gymnocladus chinensis, the soap tree or Chinese coffeetree, is a tree in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the pea family Fabaceae, [2] native to central China. The leaves have huge bipinnate leaves starting purple then shading to green.
