Gleditsia triacanthos L.

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Gleditsia triacanthos L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 15216, 30 Aug 2015

  • 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.

  • Habitat

    Former landfill; planted grassland with spontaneous woody vegetation.

  • 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.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02549816

    Occurrence ID: 349aa170-f0d9-4ade-a6ab-ba706a9f4ece

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 02757916, D. E. Atha 15216, Gleditsia triacanthos L. - Accepted : Caesalpiniaceae (150.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Gleditsia triacanthos L. det D. E. Atha, 2015

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Richmond Co.

  • City/Township

    New York City

  • Locality

    Staten Island. Fresh Kills Park. SSE of Victory Boulevard and E of Route 440, bordered on the south and east by tidal marsh

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1 m. (3 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.5787, -74.1811

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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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
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Daniel Atha 15216
30 Aug 2015
02549816