ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Gleditsia triacanthos

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Gleditsia
Species: Gleditsia triacanthos
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Gleditsia triacanthos. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

57 synonyms in this snapshot · page 1 of 2

Acacia americanaName author: Stokes
Acacia inermisName author: Steud.
Acacia laevisName author: hort. ex Steud.
Acacia triacanthosName author: Gron.
Acacia villaregalisName author: McVaugh
Caesalpiniodes heterophyllaName author: (Raf.) Kuntze
Caesalpiniodes triacanthumName author: (L.) Kuntze
Gleditschia triacanthosName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Gleditsia brachycarpaName author: (Michx.) Pursh
Gleditsia brachycarposName author: (Michx.) Pursh
Gleditsia bujotiiName author: Neumann
Gleditsia bujotii unranked pendulaName author: Van Geert
Gleditsia bujotii var. pendulaName author: Rehder
Gleditsia elegansName author: Salisb.
Gleditsia excelsa-pendulaName author: de Vos
Gleditsia feroxName author: Desf.
Gleditsia ferox var. nanaName author: (Loudon) Rehder
Gleditsia flavaName author: K.Koch
Gleditsia heterophyllaName author: Raf.
Gleditsia horridaName author: (Aiton) Salisb.
Gleditsia inermis var. elegantissimaName author: Grosdem.
Gleditsia inermis var. elegantissimaName author: Grosd.
Gleditsia laevisName author: G.Don
Gleditsia latifoliaName author: hort. ex Lavallée
Gleditsia latisiliquaName author: Lodd. ex G.Don
Gleditsia latisiliqueName author: Steud.
Gleditsia melilobaName author: Walter
Gleditsia micracanthaName author: Steud.
Gleditsia micracanthaName author: Loddiges ex Steudel
Gleditsia micracanthaName author: de Vos
Gleditsia mimosifoliaName author: Lodd. ex Talou
Gleditsia mimosifolia var. pendulaName author: Talou
Gleditsia pendulaName author: Van Geert
Gleditsia polyspermaName author: (Aiton) Stokes
Gleditsia sinensis var. nanaName author: Loudon
Gleditsia sinensis var. nanaName author: Asch. & Graebn.
Gleditsia spinosaName author: Marshall
Gleditsia triacanthos f. brachycarposName author: (Michx.) C.K.Schneid.
Gleditsia triacanthos f. elegantissimaName author: (Grosdem.) Rehder
Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermisName author: (Castigl.) Zabel
Gleditsia triacanthos f. nanaName author: (Loudon) Rehder
Gleditsia triacanthos f. pendulaName author: (Asch. & Graebn.) Rehder
Gleditsia triacanthos var. brachycarposName author: Michx.
Gleditsia triacanthos var. bujotiiName author: (Neumann) Rehder
Gleditsia triacanthos var. feroxName author: (Desf.) Asch. & Graebn.
Gleditsia triacanthos var. horridaName author: Aiton
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermisName author: Willd.
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermisName author: (L.) Castigl.
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermisName author: Castigl.
Gleditsia triacanthos var. laevisName author: K.Koch

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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