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Gleditsia triacanthos
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species of tree
OverviewAI-generated
Gleditsia triacanthos is a species of deciduous plant within the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the genus Gleditsia and is classified under the order Fabales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The species is commonly known as honeylocust, Honey Locust, Thornless honey locust, or Honey shuck. Its taxonomic authority is cited as L., and it has the synonym Gleditsia ferox.
The plant is described as a medicinal plant. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2018. Gleditsia triacanthos is noted as invasive to Argentina. Occurrence records are documented in Mexico and the United States, with data held by institutions including DCBS-DICTUS-USON, INECOL, UACH, MADUG-UG, and FCN-UAQ. The species was described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
木质部 美国皂荚（学名：Gleditsia triacanthos；英语：Honey locust）为豆科皂荚属的一种乔木，高度在20-30米之间，原产于北美洲中部，多生在溪边和低地潮湿肥沃的土壤上，但实际上适应性很强，引种于世界各地之后在一些地方成为了入侵物种。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6,596
- With media
- 4,921
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- DCBS-DICTUS-USON, INECOL, UACH, MADUG-UG, FCN-UAQ, CHSC
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Gleditsia
- Image
- Gleditsia triacanthos Maryhill Museum 01.jpg
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- Commons category
- Gleditsia triacanthos
- taxon name
- Gleditsia triacanthos
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- Gleditsia triacanthos
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- invasive to
- Argentina
- short name
- G. triacanthos
- taxon author citation
- L.
- PAEnflowered taxon URL
- www.paenflowered.org/apgii/fabales/fabaceae/gleditsia/gleditsia-triacanthos
- taxon common name
- trnata gledičevka
- foliage type
- deciduous plant
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Encyclopedic overview
The honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), also known as the thorny locust or thorny honeylocust, is a deciduous tree in the family Fabaceae, native to central North America where it is mostly found in the moist soil of river valleys. Honey locust trees are highly adaptable to different environments, and the species has been introduced worldwide. Outside its natural range it can be an aggressive, damaging invasive species.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gleditsia triacanthos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.