Gleditsia japonica
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: | Gleditsia |
| Species: | G. japonica
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Gleditsia japonica, the Japanese locust, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the eastern Himalayas, central and southern China, Manchuria, Korea, and central and southern Japan.[1] It is used as a street tree in a number of cities in China and Europe.[2]
Subtaxa
[edit]The following varieties are accepted:[1]
- Gleditsia japonica var. delavayi (Franch.) L.C.Li – eastern Himalayas, south-central China
- Gleditsia japonica var. japonica – southeastern China, north-central China, Manchuria, Korea, Japan
- Gleditsia japonica var. stenocarpa (Nakai) Nakai – Korea
- Gleditsia japonica var. velutina L.C.Li – southeastern China
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At a shrine in Kyushu, Japan -
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A young individual in Korea -
Thorns
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Gleditsia japonica Miq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.
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