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Morphological characteristics of Gleditsia sinensis

Published: 2024-11-10 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/10, Deciduous trees, up to 15-30m, trunk bark grayish black, shallowly longitudinally lobed, stems and branches often prickly, thorns conical much branched, thick and stiff, branchlets gray-green, lenticels conspicuous, winter buds often superimposed, even-pinnate leaves, 3-7 pairs of alternate leaflets, leaflets long-ovate, apex obtusely rounded, base rounded, slightly oblique, thinly leathery, margin denticulate, abaxial midvein and petiole white pubescent, polygamous flowers, axillary Racemes, pedicels densely tomentose, calyx bell-shaped tomentose, flowers yellow-white

Deciduous trees, up to 15-30m, trunk bark grayish black, shallowly longitudinally lobed, stems and branches often prickly, thorns conical much branched, thick and stiff, branchlets gray-green, lenticels conspicuous, winter buds often superimposed, even-pinnate leaves, 3-7 pairs of alternate leaflets, leaflets long-ovate, apex obtusely rounded, base rounded, slightly oblique, thinly leathery, margin denticulate, abaxial midvein and petiole white pubescent, polygamous flowers Axillary, raceme, pedicel densely tomentose, calyx bell-shaped tomentose, flowers yellow-white, calyx petals 4. Pods straight and thick, 10-20 cm long, not twisted, black when ripe, covered with frost powder, flowering from May to June, fruit ripening from September to October.

 
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