Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Gleditsia microphylla

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gleditsia microphylla is a deciduous shrub or small tree usually growing 2 - 4 metres tall. The stems and branches are armed with long, needle-like spines 15 - 65mm long with few, short branches[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is harvested on a commercial basis for its seed, which is the source of a gum. Gleditsia microphylla has a wide natural distribution range, occurring in northern and eastern China where it appears to be fairly common and at present there are no major known threats to this species. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - northern and eastern China (Anhui, ?Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi)

HabitatSunny uplands, hills and slopes, roadsides; at elevations from 100 - 1,300 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].