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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==
==Cultivation==
==Varieties==
==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==
==Gallery==
