Gleditsia
Sign in to saveGleditsia (honey locust) is a genus of trees in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae, native to the Americas and Asia. The Latin name commemorates Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch, director of the Berlin Botanical Garden, who died in 1786.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Native toAlabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Bolivia, Brazil South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut
General: A dioecious genus; placed in the Gleditsia group together Use: Gleditsia triacanthos L. (honey locust) is widely
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Research
280 papers- Gleditsia species: An ethnomedical, phytochemical and pharmacological review.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2016
- Isolation, structural, biological activity and application of Gleditsia species seeds galactomannans.Carbohydrate polymers · 2024
- Analysis of differential mRNA and miRNA expression induced by heterogeneous grafting in Gleditsia sinensis.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2024
- Gleditsia saponins.Planta medica · 1982
- Characterization of the chloroplast genome of Gleditsia species and comparative analysis.Scientific reports · 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- tree
- Named after
- Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch
- Image
- Gleditsia triacanthos01.JPEG
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Article
5 sectionsContents
- Species
- Range and taxonomy
- Medicinal use
- References
- Bibliography
Gleditsia (honey locust) is a genus of trees in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae, native to the Americas and Asia. The Latin name commemorates Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch, director of the Berlin Botanical Garden, who died in 1786.
==Species== There are 12 species: Gleditsia amorphoides (Griseb.) Taubert Gleditsia aquatica Marshall – water locust or swamp locust Gleditsia assamica Bor Gleditsia australis F. B. Forbes & Hemsley Gleditsia caspica Desf. – Caspian locust or Persian honeylocust Gleditsia fera (Lour.) Merr. Gleditsia japonica Miq. – Japanese honey locust Gleditsia medogensis Z.C.Ni Gleditsia microphylla D.Gordon ex Y.T.Lee Gleditsia rolfei S.Vidal Gleditsia sinensis Lam. – Chinese honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos L. – thorny honey locust