Gleditsia occurs as genus of locust trees in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae, native to North America and Asia. A latin title commemorates Gottlieb Gleditsch, director of the Berlin Botanical Gardens, who died within 1786.

There are Twelve coinage: Gleditsia amorphoides (Griseb.) Taubert Gleditsia aquatica Marshall - Water locust Gleditsia australis F. B. Forbes & Hemsley Gleditsia caspica Desf. - Caspian locust Gleditsia delavayi Franchet Gleditsia fera (Lour.) Merr. Gleditsia ferox Desf. Gleditsia japonica Miq. - Japanese honey locust Gleditsia macracantha Desf. Gleditsia microphylla Isely Gleditsia sinensis Getaway. - Chinese honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos L. - Honey locust Hybrids Gleditsia × texana Sarg. - Texas Honey locust (G. aquatica × G. triacanthos)

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