Gleditsia japonica Miq.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Gleditsia L.
Tribe: Caesalpinieae
References: [1361][1930]

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Other names:

• Fagara horrida Thunb. [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Gleditsia horrida (Thunb.)Makino [Synonym] [1930]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1993 Adams BR
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Chemical products [2085]
  
• Domestic [1961] [2828] [2829] [2872]
  
• Forage [2085]
  
• Medicine [2085] [2829]
  
• Wood [2085] [2828]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Asia [1361] [1930] [2085] [2823]
  • Japan [1361] [1930]
  • Korea [2085] [2823]

• North America [1361]
  • United States [1361]
    • California [1361]

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Notes:

• Japanese distribution: Honshu; Shikoku; Kyushu [1930]
  
• A form without spines is named as G.japonica var. inermis (Mayr)Nakai.
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:25:13