Gleditsia triacanthos L.
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Filed As
Caesalpiniaceae
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Collector(s)
D. E. Atha 15216, 30 Aug 2015
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Location
United States of America. New York. Richmond Co. New York City. Staten Island. Fresh Kills Park. SSE of Victory Boulevard and E of Route 440, bordered on the south and east by tidal marsh.
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Habitat
Former landfill; planted grassland with spontaneous woody vegetation.
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Description
Tree, 8 m tall, the trunk 25 cm diam; bark brown, becoming scaly at the base; no trunk spines. Apparently spontananeous. There are several size classes of this species here. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
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Notes (shown on label)
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 02549816
Occurrence ID: 349aa170-f0d9-4ade-a6ab-ba706a9f4ece
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Laboratory Collections
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Fabales
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Family
Fabaceae
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All Determinations
Gleditsia triacanthos L. det D. E. Atha, 2015
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Region
North America
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Country
United States of America
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State/Province
New York
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County/Municipio
Richmond Co.
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City/Township
New York City
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Locality
Staten Island. Fresh Kills Park. SSE of Victory Boulevard and E of Route 440, bordered on the south and east by tidal marsh
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Elevation
Alt. 1 m. (3 ft.)
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Coordinates
40.5787, -74.1811
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
The New York Botanical Garden Caesalpiniaceae Gleditsia triacanthos L. det. D. Atha, 2015 United States of America. New York. Richmond Co. New York City, Staten Island. Fresh Kills Park. SSE of Victory Boulevard and E of Route 440, bordered on the south and east by tidal marsh. 40.578659N, 74.181109W (WGS84, ±25m), ca 1 m elev. Former landfill; planted grassland with spontaneous woody vegetation. Tree, 8 m tall, the trunk 25 cm diam; bark brown, becoming scaly at the base; no trunk spines. Apparently spontananeous. There are several size classes of this species here. Sample preserved in silica gel at NY. 02549816 YO* BOTANICAL Garden* Daniel Atha 15216 30 Aug 2015 02549816
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Gleditsia triacanthos L.