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Taxon:
Prosopis africana
(Guill. & Perr.) Taub.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Prosopis
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
100107
Place of publication:
H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(3):119. 1892
Verified:
10/17/1989
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Coulteria africana
Guill. & Perr.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Prosopis oblonga
Benth.
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Reference(s)
Boudet, G. et al.
1986. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Brunel, J. F. et al., eds.
1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
Burkart, A.
1976. A monograph of the genus
Prosopis
(Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:455.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Prosopis+africana&quantity=1
Lebrun, J.-P. et al.
1972. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Tchad meridional
Lock, J. M.
1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
Migahid, A. M.
1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
Common names
Portuguese
pau-carvão –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Chad
s.?
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Burkina Faso
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea-Bissau
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Central African Republic
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
n.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Sudan
,
Chad
(s.?)
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Central African Republic
,
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
(n.)
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burkina Faso
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Gambia
,
Guinea-Bissau
,
Mali
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Materials
wood
timber
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Name
References