Gleditsia (honey locust) is a genus of trees in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae, native to North America and Asia. The Latin name commemorates Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch, director of the Berlin Botanical Garden, who died in 1786.
There are 12 species:
Gleditsia amorphoides (Griseb.) Taubert
Gleditsia aquatica Marshall – water locust or swamp locust
Gleditsia australis F. B. Forbes & Hemsley
Gleditsia caspica Desf. – Caspian locust or Persian honeylocust
Gleditsia delavayi Franchet ...