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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.
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Gleditsia is a genus of trees within the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the order Fabales, class Magnoliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae. The genus is commonly known as locust, 皂荚属, or gledičevka. It was named after Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch and described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
Records for this genus are held by institutions including USF, MO, RSA, UNM, and FSU. Occurrence data indicates presence in the United States, Peru, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina. The taxon has 151,741 recorded occurrences, 310 records, and 193 media items in associated databases. Additionally, 280 PubMed entries reference the genus.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
種 約12-16種,詳見內文 皂莢屬(学名:Gleditsia),是蘇木亞科下的一個屬,全球約有12[1][2][3]-16[4][5]種物種。分佈於亞洲東南部及中部、非洲及南北美洲[4]。中國大陆有6種2變種[6],分佈在各省區[4],台灣有1種[7]。皂莢屬的模式種為美國皂莢[8]。本屬染色體數2n=28[8] 目录 1 用途 2 形態特徵 3 物種 4 参考文献 5 外部連結 用途 本屬植物的木質多為堅硬[4]而耐腐[9],可供製作器具[4][9]及薪炭[9]之用。莢果煎汁後可作為肥皂供洗濯之用[4][9]。皂莢可供醫藥用途。 形態特徵 皂莢屬中包含落葉喬木或灌木植物 [2][5][6][8][10],樹幹及枝條上具有單生或分枝的粗刺[1][3][6][8],側芽疊生[9][10][11],無頂芽[10]。葉為一回偶數羽狀複葉或同一植株之上出現一回偶數及二回羽狀複葉[1][8][10][11][12],常互生或簇生於短枝上[11];葉軸及羽軸具槽[8];小葉互生或近對生[1][6][8],基部兩側近對稱或稍不對稱[6][8][11],少有近正形[12];葉緣常具細鋸齒或不規則的鈍齒[6][8],稀有全緣[6][11][12];托葉微細[5][11],早脫落[6][8]。花單性異株或雜性[6][8],小形[3],花組成腋生或少有頂生的穗狀或總狀花序[5][8][11],少有圓錐花序[5][6][11],花冠綠白色[8]、綠色[3][11]、白色[11]、淡綠色[6][8]或淡綠黃色[3][6];花托鐘狀[8],外披柔毛,內無毛[8];萼筒鐘狀[6][11],具蜜腺[7],裂片3-5枚[6][12],近相等[8][10];花瓣3-5枚[6][11],稍不相等[8],與萼片稍長或等長[6][8][11],無爪[5],覆瓦狀排列;雄蕊5[5]-10[2][8][12]枚,伸出[8][10],離生[5][10],近等長[2][3][10];雌花中常無退化雄蕊[5],雄花中亦常無退化雌蕊[5];花絲分離[2],中部以下稍扁寬及披長曲柔毛[8],離生[12];花藥背着[6][8],丁字形着生[5][6][11][10],縱縫開裂[3][6][11][12];子房於雄花中缺失或僅有痕跡[3][6][11][12],兩性花中無柄或具短柄[6][8][11],着生於花萼基部,花柱短[8][9][11],柱頭大而頂生[6][8][11];胚珠1至多數[8]。果為莢果,革質[5],帶狀扁平[9][11],勁直、扭曲或不規則彎曲[8][11],不開裂[6]或遲緩開裂[5][8];種子1至多顆[8],橢圓形、卵形、扁或近柱形[6][8],具角質的胚乳[1][10][11],長於細而長的種柄之上[5],並藏於果肉之中[5]。 物種 皂莢屬約包含12-16種物種[13]: Gledi
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 310
- With media
- 193
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- USF, MO, RSA, UNM, FSU, UF
- Recorded in
- United States, Peru, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil
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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Encyclopedic overview
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
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