''Gleditsia japonica'', the Japanese locust, is a species of flowering plant in the family

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, native to the eastern Himalayas, central and southern China, Manchuria, Korea, and central and southern Japan. It is used as a

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in a number of cities in China and Europe.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted: *''Gleditsia japonica'' var. ''delavayi'' – eastern Himalayas, south-central China *''Gleditsia japonica'' var. ''japonica'' – southeastern China, north-central China, Manchuria, Korea, Japan *''Gleditsia japonica'' var. ''stenocarpa'' – Korea *''Gleditsia japonica'' var. ''velutina'' – southeastern China

References

japonica Flora of East Himalaya Flora of Southeast China Flora of South-Central China Flora of North-Central China Flora of Manchuria Flora of Korea Flora of Japan Plants described in 1867 {{Caesalpinioideae-stub