Gleditsia japonica

Gleditsia japonica, the Japanese locust, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the eastern Himalayas, central and southern China, Manchuria, Korea, and central and southern Japan. It is used as a street tree in a number of cities in China and Europe.

Subtaxa
The following varieties are accepted:
 * Gleditsia japonica var. delavayi (Franch.) L.C.Li – eastern Himalayas, south-central China
 * Gleditsia japonica var. japonica – southeastern China, north-central China, Manchuria, Korea, Japan
 * Gleditsia japonica var. stenocarpa (Nakai) Nakai – Korea
 * Gleditsia japonica var. velutina L.C.Li – southeastern China