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Taxon:
Prosopis cineraria
(L.) Druce
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Prosopis
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
29749
Place of publication:
Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3:422. 1914
Verified:
11/07/1985
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
Mimosa cineraria
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Prosopis spicigera
L.
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Reference(s)
Burkart, A.
1976. A monograph of the genus
Prosopis
(Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:450.
Fagg, C. W. & J. L. Stewart.
1994. The value of
Acacia
and
Prosopis
in arid and semi-arid environments. J. Arid Environm. 27:9.
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+cineraria&quantity=1
Ghazanfar, S. A.
1992. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2
Greuter, W. et al., eds.
2000. International code of botanical nomenclature (Saint Louis Code) Art. 53.6, Ex. 20
URL:
http://www.bgbm.org/iapt/nomenclature/code/SaintLouis/0000St.Luistitle.htm
Luna, R. K.
1996. Plantation trees.
Note:
International Book Distributors
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Nasir, S. M. & M. Athar.
1998. Fuelwood as an energy source. Phytologia 85:106.
URL:
http://www.phytologia.org/
National Academy of Sciences.
1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Norton, J. et al.
2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
URL:
http://www.unesco.org/new/uploads/media/Plant_Species_Checklist_of_Qatar.pdf
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
1963-. Flora iranica.
Watson, J. F.
1868. Index to the native and scientific names of Indian and other eastern economic plants and products
Common names
English
jandi –
Reference(s)
India
janum-chettu –
Reference(s)
khejri –
Reference(s)
India (Punjabi)
jand –
Reference(s)
Transliterated Arabic
ghaf –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Oman
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
United Arab Emirates
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Afghanistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iran
s.
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
Native
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
United Arab Emirates
,
Oman
,
Saudi Arabia
WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan
,
Iran
(s.)
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Pakistan
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
fodder
National Academy of Sciences.
1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Bee plants
honey production
Fagg, C. W. & J. L. Stewart.
1994. The value of
Acacia
and
Prosopis
in arid and semi-arid environments. J. Arid Environm. 27:9.
Environmental
potential for agroforestry
National Academy of Sciences.
1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Environmental
revegetator
National Academy of Sciences.
1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Fuels
charcoal
National Academy of Sciences.
1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Fuels
fuelwood
National Academy of Sciences.
1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References