Also known as Chinese Honey-Locust · Chinese Honeylocust · Honey Locust
Gleditsia sinensis is a thorny deciduous tree native to East Asia with sharp spines on its trunk and branches. Its saponin-rich pods were valued in Chinese medicine as a.
Photos of Chinese Honey Locust (Gleditsia sinensis)
Common names and botanical synonyms
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| kingdom | Plantae |
| division | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Fabales |
| family | Fabaceae |
| genus | Gleditsia |
| species | Gleditsia sinensis |
