Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.

This species is native to Mexico, S America, and the Caribbean (Ref. POWO; 2022); introduced and naturalized elsewhere. (Ref. https://en.wikipedia.org). There are 2 species of Prosopis found in Oman. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).

علم تشكل النبات


Evergreen shrub or small tree ; up to 10 m , with spiny , smooth , light brown bark , and extensive root network . Stems and branches spreading . Leaves alternate , bright green , glabrous to pubescent , compound with up to 22 pairs of opposite leaflets . Inflorescences on cylindrical hanging spikes up to 10 cm long . Flowers greenish-white , turning light yellow , small . Fruit pod , 8–29 x 0 . 8–1 . 7 cm , long , yellow to bright brown , straight or slightly curved , hang in clusters . Seeds oval , brown . (Ref . Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman) .

وقت الإزهار


No Data

الوضع البيئي الحالي


Not Evaluated (NE)

الوفرة


Common

التوزيع الجغرافي والبيئي


الوصف غير متاح حاليًا

Distribution Map

المرادفات


Acacia juliflora (Sw.) Willd.
Algarobia juliflora (Sw.) Heynh.
Mimosa juliflora Sw.
Neltuma juliflora (Sw.) Raf.

الإكثار


No data

العناية بالنبات


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الأسماء الشائعة


Mesquite
Mexican Thorn

الأسماء المحلية


al ghaf al bahri, ghaf mal bahar (Northern Oman)
meskait (Dhofari Arabic and Jibbali/Shehri)

الاستخدامات


Not used traditionally. However, it is originally introduced as an ornamental tree. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).

المراجع


*Ghazanfar, S. (2007). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.2: Crassulaceae – Apiaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 36). ISBN 9789072619747 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. *Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778. *Patzelt, A. Lupton, D. (2021). Invasive Alien Species of Oman. Invasive Alien Species: Observations and Issues from Around the World, Volume 2: Issues and Invasions in Asia and the Pacific Region, First Edition. Edited by T. Pullaiah and Michael R. Ielmini. Published 2021 by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. *Patzelt, A. Pysek, P. Pergl, J. Van Kleunen, M. (2022). Alien flora of Oman: invasion status, taxonomic composition, habitats, origin, and pathways of introduction. Doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02711-4. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by ... Expand

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