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Taxon
Gleditsia
caspica
Common name:
גלדיציה כספית, Caspian Locust Tree
Family:
Fabaceae (Pea)
Distribution:
N Iran, Transcaucasus
Life form:
Broad leaved tree
Description:
N Iran & Transcaucasica. 0-500m. Forests in fertile, alluvial soils & in marshy places, though can tolerate drought.Wood used in carpentry. Sweetish seedpods used for feeding cattle.
Locations
1:
Europe: Euxinic warm temp forest
(ESP5)
• Accession: 1990-1695/1
2:
Europe: Euxinic warm temp forest
(ESP5)
• Accession: 1990-1695/2
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Individual