Fabaceae FAMILY

Gleditsia caspica

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gleditsia caspica is a deciduous tree with a dense, spherical top; it usually grows 9 - 12 metres tall. The trunk is excessively armed with formidable, branching, slightly flattened spines, 15cm or more long[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It is sometimes grown as a barrier hedge and living fence.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeW. Asia - Iran (around the Caspian Sea), Azerbaijan

HabitatBroad-leaved forests in the low montane belt[ 261 Title Legumes of Northern Eurasia Publication Author Yakovlev. G. Sytin. A. & Roskov. Yu. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Year 1996 ISBN 0-947643-97-4 Description For the academic only, a list of species growing in N. Eurasia with terse details on habitat, range, uses etc. ]. Found solitary or in groups in lowland woods, on dry soils typical of temperate dry woodland and thicket on sandy and rocky slopes, and swamp forests[ 1470 Title Gleditsia caspica Desf. Fabaceae Publication Ethnobotany of the Caucasus, European Ethnobotany, Author Naiba Mehdiyeva, Valida Alizade, Narel Y. Paniagua Zambrana, Website http://10.1007/978-3-319-50009-6_67-1 Publisher Springer International Publishing Year 2016 ISBN Description ].