Gleditsia japonica
species of plant
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. It is used as a street tree in a number of cities in China and Europe.
Subtaxa
The following varieties are accepted:
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.
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