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Gleditsia × texana, the Texas honey locust, is a tree native to America. It is a naturally occurring hybrid of Gleditsia aquatica × Gleditsia triacanthos. References
The honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), also known as the thorny locust or thorny honeylocust, is a deciduous tree in the family Fabaceae, native to central North America where it is mostly found in the moist soil of river valleys. [4] Honey locust trees are highly adaptable to different environments, and the species has been introduced ...
Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), a leguminous tree with pods having a sweet, edible pulp; Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), a leguminous tree with toxic pods; Water locust (Gleditsia aquatica), a leguminous tree with one seed per pod; Less commonly, "African locust bean tree" (Parkia biglobosa), which is also known as néré
Parkia biglobosa, the African locust bean, [3] is a perennial deciduous tree in the family Fabaceae. It is found in a wide range of environments in Africa and is primarily grown for its pods that contain both a sweet pulp and valuable seeds. Where the tree is grown, the crushing and fermenting of these seeds constitutes an important economic ...
Gleditsia / ɡ l ɪ ˈ d ɪ t s i ə / [2] (honey locust) is a genus of trees in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae, native to the Americas and Asia. The Latin name commemorates Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch , director of the Berlin Botanical Garden , who died in 1786.
Gould's Ecoregions of Texas (1960). [1] These regions approximately correspond to the EPA's level 3 ecoregions. [2] The following is a list of widely known trees and shrubs found in Texas. [3] [4] [5] Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order by family. [6]
Gleditsia aquatica, commonly called water locust or swamp locust after its habitat of river swamps and slough margins, is a tree native to the Southeastern United States and adjacent regions. Description
The black locust is a plant from the subfamily of Faboideae in the family of legumes and is a relative of the pea and bean. [ citation needed ] The black locust is commonly referred to as "false acacia" after its species name "pseudoacacia", although it is not particularly closely related to the acacia , which belongs to the mimosa subfamily ...