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Genus: Gleditsia Life
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Twelve species (North and South America, around Caspian Sea,
India, Japan to Philippines) with one species,
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey or
Sweet Locust), naturalised in southern Africa and a further three
species cultivated in the region.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Gleditsia australis
Native to China. |
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Gleditsia aponica
Native to Japan. |
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Gleditsia sinensis
Native to China. |
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