Gleditsia amorphoides (Griseb.) Taub.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Gleditsia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 10-20 m tall. The crown is round. The trunk is upright and 30-60 cm across. The bark is rough and with long branched spines. They are 10 cm long. These are absent in older trees. The leaves are compound and have leaflets along the stalk. They can be twice divided. The mainly leaf division is 10-15 cm long with 14-18 leaflets. The secondary leaflets have 2-8 leaflets. The flowers are in groups of three clumps and are 5-6 cm long. The fruit are flattened pods. There are 6-8 very hard seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 12.5 - 17.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in semi-deciduous forests in the Amazon in Brazil. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,500 m above sea level.
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Gallery forests, in both dense, primary formations and also in more open areas of secondary growth, favouring deep, fertile soils near rivers.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The fruit produces a gum used in sweets.
Uses charcoal construction dye food gum hedge material medicinal wood
Edible fruits pods seeds
Therapeutic use -
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed. The seed are removed from ripe fruit and are planted fresh. They should be scratched to break the hard seed coat and will germinate in 4-5 weeks. Seedlings can be transplanted into the field in 5-6 months.
Mode seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Leaf

Gleditsia amorphoides leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Gleditsia amorphoides leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Gleditsia amorphoides world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, India, Kenya, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:110714-2
WFO ID wfo-0000168124
COL ID 3G72Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Gleditsia amorphoides Gleditschia amorphoides Gleditsia amorphoides var. anacantha Gleditsia amorphoides var. amorphoides Garugandra amorphoides