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Robinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, tribe Robinieae, native to North America. Commonly known as locusts , [ 2 ] they are deciduous trees and shrubs growing 4–25 metres (13–82 ft) tall.
Robinia pseudoacacia, commonly known in its native territory as black locust, [3] is a medium-sized hardwood deciduous tree, belonging to the tribe Robinieae of the ...
Robinia hispida, known as the bristly locust, [3] rose-acacia, or moss locust, is a shrub in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States , [ 4 ] and it is present in other areas, including other regions of North America, as an introduced species .
Robinia neomexicana is native to the Southwestern United States (southeastern California and southwestern Utah, Virgin River region, [4] east through Arizona and New Mexico, the Rio Grande valley, to far west Texas) and adjoining northern Mexico; from central New Mexico the range extends north into Colorado, mostly the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
The specific name, robiniae, is derived from the name Robinia, which is the generic name of the black locust tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, on which the larvae feed.The name Robinia was coined by Linnaeus to honor the royal French gardeners Jean Robin (father) and Vespasien Robin (son).
The tribe Robinieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae and the currently unranked taxon Robinioids.. The following genera are recognized by the USDA: [1] ...
Any of a number of tree species in the genera Gleditsia or Robinia, including: Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), a leguminous tree with pods having a sweet, edible pulp; Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), a leguminous tree with toxic pods; Water locust (Gleditsia aquatica), a leguminous tree with one seed per pod
Robinia viscosa, commonly known in its native territory as clammy locust, is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to the southeastern United States. [1] References