Gleditsia sinensis Lam.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Gleditsia L.
Tribe: Caesalpinieae
References: [2085]

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1992(Phytochem.)Southon I & Bowes I
  • 1993 Adams BR
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Food and Drink [2085]
  
• Medicine [2085]
  
• Wood [2085]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Asia [2085]
  • China [2085]

• Indian Ocean [3052]
  • Mauritius [3052]

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Notes:

• Cultivated in the botanic garden, Mauritius (Bojer,1837). [3052]
  
• Presence on Mauritius not confirmed by Polhill (1990). [1915] [3052]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:26:38