Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.)J.F.Macbr.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Prosopis L.
Tribe: Mimoseae
References: [454][1166]

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Other names:

• Lagonychium farctum (Banks & Sol.)Bobrov [Synonym] [454]
  
• Prosopis stephaniana (Willd.)Sprengel [Synonym] [454]
  

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Descriptors:

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

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Uses:

• Domestic [1862]
  
• Forage [1166] [2010]
  
• Medicine [2010]
  
• Wood [1862]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [1166]
  • Algeria [454] [1166]
  • Egypt [454]
  • Tunisia [454] [1166]

• Asia [1166] [1914] [1939] [2010]
  • Afghanistan [1166] [1939]
  • India [1166]
  • India-ISO [1166] [1914]
  • Iran [1166] [1939]
  • Iraq [1166] [1939]
  • Pakistan [1166] [2010]
  • USSR [1939]

• Middle East [1166] [1939]
  • Bahrain [1939]
  • Cyprus [1166]
  • Israel [1939]
  • Jordan [1939]
  • Kuwait [1939]
  • Lebanon [1939]
  • Oman [1939]
  • Saudi Arabia [1939]
  • Syria [1166] [1939]
  • Turkey in Asia [1939]
  • United Arab Emirates [1939]
  • Yemen [1939]

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Notes:

• Burkart (1976) recognzes 2 vars.: farcta and glabra [1166]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:17:56