Gleditsia japonica
# Gleditsia japonica

Gleditsia japonica, the Japanese locust, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the eastern Himalayas, central and southern China, Manchuria, Korea, and central and southern Japan. It is used as a street tree in a number of cities in China and Europe.

## Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:

* Gleditsia japonica var. delavayi (Franch.) L.C.Li – eastern Himalayas, south-central China
* Gleditsia japonica var. japonica – southeastern China, north-central China, Manchuria, Korea, Japan
* Gleditsia japonica var. stenocarpa (Nakai) Nakai – Korea
* Gleditsia japonica var. velutina L.C.Li – southeastern China
* At a shrine in Kyushu, Japan
* Unripe pods
* A young individual in Korea
* Thorns
