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:
- Gleditsia amorphoides (Griseb.) Taubert
- Gleditsia aquatica Marshall - Water locust
- Gleditsia australis F. B. Forbes & Hemsley
- Gleditsia caspica Desf. - Caspian locust
- 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. - Honey locust
- Gleditsia triacanthos inermis - Thornless honey locust
Hybrids
- Gleditsia × texana Sarg. - Texas Honey locust (G. aquatica × G. triacanthos)
Gallery
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References
- ↑ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
External links
- w:Gleditsia. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Gleditsia QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
