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'''''Gleditsia''''' ({{pron-en|ɡlɨˈdɪtsiə}})<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> is a [[genus]] of locust [[tree]]s in the family [[Fabaceae]], subfamily [[Caesalpinioideae]], native to [[North America]] and [[Asia]].
  
 
==Cultivation==
 
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==Varieties==
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==Species==
 
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There are 12 species:
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*''[[Gleditsia amorphoides]]'' (Griseb.) Taubert
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*''[[Gleditsia aquatica]]'' Marshall - [[Water locust]]
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*''[[Gleditsia australis]]'' F. B. Forbes & Hemsley
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*''[[Gleditsia caspica]]'' Desf. - [[Caspian locust]]
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*''[[Gleditsia delavayi]]'' Franchet
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*''[[Gleditsia fera]]'' (Lour.) Merr.
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*''[[Gleditsia ferox]]'' Desf.
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*''[[Gleditsia japonica]]'' Miq. - [[Japanese honey locust]]
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*''[[Gleditsia macracantha]]'' Desf.
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*''[[Gleditsia microphylla]]'' Isely
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*''[[Gleditsia sinensis]]'' Lam. - Chinese honey locust
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*''[[Gleditsia triacanthos]]'' L. - [[Honey locust]]
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**''Gleditsia triacanthos inermis'' - Thornless honey locust
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'''Hybrids'''
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*''[[Gleditsia × texana]]'' Sarg. - [[Texas Honey locust]] (''G. aquatica'' × ''G. triacanthos'')
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==

Latest revision as of 06:44, 23 July 2010


Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)


Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree
Cultivation
Scientific Names

Gleditsia >


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Gleditsia (pronounced /ɡlɨˈdɪtsiə/)[1] is a genus of locust trees in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae, native to North America and Asia.

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Species

There are 12 species:

Hybrids

Gallery

References

  1. Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607

External links