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Prosopis
Also called African Mesquites, Old World Mesquites
Prosopis is a genus of spiny trees and shrubs in the pea family, now mainly the three Old World species of northern Africa, the Middle East and Central and South Asia. They thrive in hot, dry, arid conditions and develop very deep roots.
Prosopis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. The current circumscription of the genus contains three species found in northern Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia. Previously it also contained around 40 species of spiny trees and shrubs found in subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas and Africa, now mostly placed in genera Strombocarpa and Neltuma. They often thrive in arid soil and are resistant to drought, on occasion developing extremely deep root systems. Their wood is usually hard, dense and durable. Their fruits are pods and may contain large amounts of sugar. The generic name means "burdock" in late Latin and originated in the Greek language.
Algarrobo Blanco · Mesquite · Smooth Mesquite · Jand · Syrian mesquite · Neltuma glandulosa · Prosopis koelziana · Neltuma kuntzei · Neltuma nigra · Neltuma pallida · Strombocarpa pubescens · Strombocarpa strombulifera
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