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Gleditsia sinensis

Gleditsia sinensis Lam.

Also indexed asChinese honey locustChinese honey-locustLarge Spined HoneylocustSoap beanSoap podTạo giápbig-spine honey locustchinesische Gleditschie
FamilyFabaceae
GenusGleditsia
Use categories1
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusGleditsia
Scientific name with authorshipGleditsia sinensis Lam.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Caesalpiniodes macracanthum (Desf.) KuntzeCaesalpiniodes sinense (Lam.) KuntzeCaesalpinoides macracanthum (Desf.) KuntzeCaesalpinoides sinense (Lam.) KuntzeGleditschia macracantha Desf.Gleditschia officinalis Hemsl.Gleditschia sinensis Lam.Gleditsia fontanesii SpachGleditsia horrida Willd.Gleditsia indica LavalléeGleditsia indica Pers.Gleditsia japonica Lodd.Gleditsia japonica Lodd. ex LoudonGleditsia macracantha Desf.Gleditsia macrantha Desf.Gleditsia nana DippelGleditsia officinalis Hemsl.Gleditsia sinensis subsp. pendula Van GeertGleditsia sinensis subsp. pendula-excelsa PynaertGleditsia sinensis var. inermis DuhamelGleditsia sinensis var. inermis Duhamel ex LoudonGleditsia sinensis var. major LoudonGleditsia sinensis var. pendula G.NicholsonGleditsia sinensis var. purpurea LoudonGleditsia xylocarpa HanceGymnocladus williamsii Hance

Documented use categories

Medicine

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier496614-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Gleditsia sinensis.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.