Gleditsia

 Gleditsia /ɡlɪˈdɪtsiə/[2] (honey 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.

Gleditsia
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Thorny honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae[1]
Genus:
Gleditsia

L.
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Garugandra Griseb.
  • Gleditschia Scop.
  • Pogocybe Pierre

SpeciesEdit

There are 12 species:

  • Gleditsia amorphoides (Griseb.) Taubert
  • Gleditsia aquatica Marshall – water locust or swamp locust
  • Gleditsia australis F. B. Forbes & Hemsley
  • Gleditsia caspica Desf. – Caspian locust or Persian honeylocust
  • Gleditsia delavayi Franchet
  • Gleditsia fera (Lour.) Merr.
  • Gleditsia ferox Desf.
  • Gleditsia japonica Miq. – Japanese honey locust
  • Gleditsia macracantha Desf.
  • Gleditsia microphylla Isely
  • Gleditsia sinensis Lam. – Chinese honey locust
  • Gleditsia triacanthos L. – thorny honey locust

Hybrids

  • Gleditsia × texana Sarg. – Texas honey locust (=G. aquatica × triacanthos)

Medicinal useEdit

G. sinensis is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in Chinese herbology, where it is called zào jiá (皂荚).[citation needed]


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