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Gleditsia (locust)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Gleditsia /ɡlᵻˈdɪtsiə/ (locust) is a genus of trees in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae, native to North America and Asia. The Latin name commemorates Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch, director of the Berlin Botanical Garden, who died in 1786. There are 12 species: Hybrids \n* Gleditsia × texana Sarg. - Texas honey locust (G. aquatica × G. triacanthos)
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Species

Gleditsia amorphoides (Caranchi) (Attributes)
Gleditsia aquatica (water honeylocust) (Attributes)
Gleditsia assamica (Vulnerable)
Gleditsia australis
Gleditsia caspica (Caspian Honey-locust) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Gleditsia chinensis
Gleditsia donensis
Gleditsia fera
Gleditsia japonica (Attributes)
Gleditsia macrosperma
Gleditsia medogensis
Gleditsia microphylla
Gleditsia rolfei (Endangered)
Gleditsia saxatilis
Gleditsia sinensis (Honey Locust) (Attributes)
Gleditsia texana (Texan locust)
Gleditsia triacanthos (honeylocusts) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0