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 triacanthos L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Acacia americana StokesAcacia inermis Steud.Acacia laevis Steud.Acacia triacanthos Gron.Acacia villaregalis McVaughCaesalpiniodes heterophyllum (Raf.) KuntzeCaesalpiniodes triacanthos (L.) Kuntze, 1891Caesalpiniodes triacanthum (L.) KuntzeCaesalpinoides triacanthum (L.) KuntzeGleditschia brachycarpa PurshGleditschia bujotii NeumannGleditschia elegans Salisb.Gleditschia ferox Desf.Gleditschia flava K.KochGleditschia heterophylla BungeGleditschia heterophylla Raf.Gleditschia inermis L.Gleditschia laevis G.DonGleditschia latifolia LavalléeGleditschia latisiliqua G.DonGleditschia meliloba WalterGleditschia polysperma StokesGleditschia spinosa MarshallGleditschia triacanthos L.Gleditsia brachycarpa (Michx.) PurshGleditsia brachycarpos (Michx.) PurshGleditsia bujotii NeumannGleditsia bujotii subsp. pendula Van GeertGleditsia bujotii var. pendula RehderGleditsia elegans Salisb.Gleditsia excelsa-pendula de VosGleditsia ferox Desf.Gleditsia ferox var. nana (Loudon) RehderGleditsia flava K.KochGleditsia flava Steud.Gleditsia heterophylla Raf.Gleditsia horrida (Aiton) Salisb.Gleditsia inermis var. elegantissima Grosdem.Gleditsia laevis G.DonGleditsia latifolia LavalléeGleditsia latisiliqua Lodd.Gleditsia latisiliqua Lodd. ex G.DonGleditsia latisilique Steud.Gleditsia meliloba WalterGleditsia micracantha Lodd.Gleditsia micracantha Lodd. ex Steud.Gleditsia micracantha de VosGleditsia mimosifolia Lodd.Gleditsia mimosifolia Lodd. ex TalouGleditsia mimosifolia var. pendula TalouGleditsia polysperma (Aiton) StokesGleditsia sinensis var. nana Asch. & Graebn.Gleditsia sinensis var. nana LoudonGleditsia spinosa MarshallGleditsia triacanthos f. brachycarpos (Michx.) C.K.Schneid.Gleditsia triacanthos f. elegantissima (Grosdem.) RehderGleditsia triacanthos f. inermis (Castigl.) ZabelGleditsia triacanthos f. nana (Loudon) RehderGleditsia triacanthos f. pendula (Asch. & Graebn.) RehderGleditsia triacanthos subsp. pendula Asch. & Graebn.Gleditsia triacanthos var. brachycarpos Michx.Gleditsia triacanthos var. bujotii (Neumann) RehderGleditsia triacanthos var. ferox (Desf.) Asch. & Graebn.Gleditsia triacanthos var. horrida AitonGleditsia triacanthos var. inermis (L.) C.K.Schneid.Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Castigl.Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Willd.Gleditsia triacanthos var. laevis K.KochGleditsia triacanthos var. macrocarpos Michx.Gleditsia triacanthos var. nana (Loudon) A.HenryGleditsia triacanthos var. polysperma AitonGleditsia triacanthos var. triacanthosGleditsia triacanthus Mill.Gleditsia triacanthus var. inermis (L.) C.K.Schneid.Melilobus heterophyla Raf.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Invertebrate food
Material
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 identifier110723-2
Use codesAF EU FU HF IF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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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.