Gleditsia japonica Miq.

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

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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