Prosopis glandulosa Torrey

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Prosopis L.
Tribe: Mimoseae
References: [19][1166]

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Other names:

• Algarobia glandulosa (Torrey)Cooper [Synonym] [1166]
  
• Neltuma constricta (Sarg.)Britton & Rose [Synonym] [1166][1360]
  
• Neltuma glandulosa (Torrey)Britton & Rose [Synonym] [1166][1360][1409]
  
• Neltuma neomexicana Britton & Rose [Synonym] [1166][1360]
  
• Prosopis chilensis sensu auct. [Misapplied] [19]
  
• Prosopis chilensis (Molina)Stuntz Var. glandulosa (Torrey)Standley [Synonym] [1166][1360]
  
• Prosopis juliflora sensu auct. [Misapplied] [19]
  
• Prosopis juliflora (Sw.)DC. Var. constricta Sarg. [Synonym] [1166]
  
• Prosopis juliflora (Sw.)DC. Var. glandulosa (Torrey)Cockerell [Synonym] [1360][1166]
  

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Common Names:

• Algaroba [2]
  
• Honey Mesquite [1166]
  
• Mesquite [2] [1166]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [1862]
  
• Forage [2] [1166]
  
• Wood [2] [1166]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Botswana [8]
  • Djibouti [239]
  • Ethiopia [39]
  • Kenya [8]
  • Libya [83]
  • Mali [8]
  • Mauritania [8]
  • Namibia-ISO [40]
  • Niger [8]
  • Nigeria [8]
  • Somalia [8]
  • Sudan [8]
  • Tanzania [8]
  • Uganda [1]

• Asia [1939]
  • Iran [1939]
  • Iraq [1939]

• Australasia [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • New South Wales
    • Queensland
    • Western Australia

• Caribbean [1166] [1371]
  • Cuba [1371]
  • Puerto Rico [1166]

• Central America [1166]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [1166]

• Middle East [1939]
  • South Yemen [1939]

• North America
  • United States [1166] [1360] [1371] [1409] [1431] [1504] [1632]

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Notes:

• Becoming naturalised and a weed in S.Yemen (Luigi Guarino, pers.comm.)
  
• recognized with 3 vars.: glandulosa, prostrata and torreyana. [1166]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:47:06