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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Prosopis''
| image = Prosopis_caldenia.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Prosopis caldenia'', a species of central [[Argentina]].
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Fabales]]
| familia = [[Fabaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Mimosoideae]]
| tribus = [[Mimoseae]]
| genus = '''''Prosopis'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
See text.
}}
'''''Prosopis''''' is a [[genus]] of about 45 species of [[legume|leguminous]] [[spine (biology)|spiny]] [[tree]]s and [[shrub]]s found in subtropical and tropical regions of the [[Americas]], [[Africa]] and southwest [[Asia]]. They often thrive in arid soil and are resistant to [[drought]]s, on occasion developing extremely deep [[root]] systems. Their [[wood]] is usually hard, dense and durable. Their fruits are [[legume|pod]]s and may contain large amounts of [[sugar]].
Some of the species in this genus are:
*[[Mesquite]] species (southern [[United States]], [[Mexico]]):
** ''[[Prosopis glandulosa]]'' (Honey Mesquite)
** ''[[Prosopis pallida]]''
** ''[[Prosopis pubescens]]'' (Screwbean Mesquite)
** ''[[Prosopis reptans]]'' (Tornillo)
** ''[[Prosopis strombulifera]]'' (Creeping Mesquite)
** ''[[Prosopis velutina]]'' (Velvet Mesquite)
*[[South America]]n species (algarrobos of the [[Gran Chaco]] and others):
** ''[[Prosopis affinis]]'' (Ñandubay)
** ''[[Prosopis alba]]'' (Algarrobo blanco)
*** ''Prosopis alba'' var. ''panta'' (Algarrobo panta)
** ''[[Prosopis caldenia]]'' (Caldén)
** ''[[Prosopis chilensis]]'' (Algarrobo chileno)
** ''[[Prosopis fiebrigii]]''
** ''[[Prosopis flexuosa]]''
** ''[[Prosopis hassleri]]''
** ''[[Prosopis juliflora]]''
** ''[[Prosopis nigra]]'' (Algarrobo negro)
** ''[[Prosopis rojasiana]]''
** ''[[Prosopis ruscifolia]]'' (Vinal)
*[[Africa]]n species
** ''[[Prosopis africana]]''
*[[Asia]]n species ([[India]] (mainly [[Rajasthan]]), [[Syria]], [[Iraq]]):
** ''[[Prosopis cineraria]]'' (Khejri, Jand, Sangri, Kandi)
==References==
*Paciecznik, N. M., Harris P. J. C., & S. J. Smith. 2003. [http://www.frp.uk.com/dissemination_documents/R7295_-_prosopis_field_guide_-_July_03.pdf Identifying Tropical Prosopis Species: A Field Guide]. HDRA, Coventry, UK. ISBN 0-905343-34-4.
*[http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/DOCREP/006/Q2580E/Q2580E07.htm Handbook on taxonomy of Prosopis in Mexico, Peru and Chile] (FAO Document Repository)
*[http://eebweb.arizona.edu/herb/PLWALK/pw1.html Plant Walk I: Old Main] (website of the Vascular Plant Herbarium of the University of Arizona in Tucson)
*[http://arboretum.arizona.edu/mainplants.html Plant Walk 1 UofA]
*[http://cals-cf.calsnet.arizona.edu/arboretum/plantwalk/chart.cfm Plant Walk 2 UofA]
==See also==
* [[Arabian Desert and East Sahero-Arabian xeric shrublands]]
* [[Northwestern thorn scrub forests]]
* [[Invasive species in Australia]]
[[Category:Mimosoideae]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Prosopis''
| image = Prosopis_caldenia.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Prosopis caldenia'', a species of central [[Argentina]].
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Fabales]]
| familia = [[Fabaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Mimosoideae]]
| tribus = [[Mimoseae]]
| genus = '''''Prosopis'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
See text.
}}
'''''Prosopis''''' is a [[genus]] of about 45 species of [[legume|leguminous]] [[spine (biology)|spiny]] [[tree]]s and [[shrub]]s found in subtropical and tropical regions of the [[Americas]], [[Africa]] and southwest [[Asia]]. They often thrive in arid soil and are resistant to [[drought]]s, on occasion developing extremely deep [[root]] systems. Their [[wood]] is usually hard, dense and durable. Their fruits are [[legume|pod]]s and may contain large amounts of [[sugar]].
Some of the species in this genus are:
*[[Mesquite]] species (southern [[United States]], [[Mexico]]):
** ''[[Prosopis glandulosa]]'' (Honey Mesquite)
** ''[[Prosopis pallida]]''
** ''[[Prosopis pubescens]]'' (Screwbean Mesquite)
** ''[[Prosopis reptans]]'' (Tornillo)
** ''[[Prosopis strombulifera]]'' (Creeping Mesquite)
** ''[[Prosopis velutina]]'' (Velvet Mesquite)
*[[South America]]n species (algarrobos of the [[Gran Chaco]] and others):
** ''[[Prosopis affinis]]'' (Ñandubay)
** ''[[Prosopis alba]]'' (Algarrobo blanco)
*** ''Prosopis alba'' var. ''panta'' (Algarrobo panta)
** ''[[Prosopis caldenia]]'' (Caldén)
** ''[[Prosopis chilensis]]'' (Algarrobo chileno)
** ''[[Prosopis fiebrigii]]''
** ''[[Prosopis flexuosa]]''
** ''[[Prosopis hassleri]]''
** ''[[Prosopis juliflora]]''
** ''[[Prosopis nigra]]'' (Algarrobo negro)
** ''[[Prosopis rojasiana]]''
** ''[[Prosopis ruscifolia]]'' (Vinal)
*[[Africa]]n species
** ''[[Prosopis africana]]''
*[[Asia]]n species ([[India]] (mainly [[Rajasthan]]), [[Syria]], [[Iraq]]):
** ''[[Prosopis cineraria]]'' (Khejri, Jand, Sangri, Kandi)
==References==
*Paciecznik, N. M., Harris P. J. C., & S. J. Smith. 2003. [http://www.frp.uk.com/dissemination_documents/R7295_-_prosopis_field_guide_-_July_03.pdf Identifying Tropical Prosopis Species: A Field Guide]. HDRA, Coventry, UK. ISBN 0-905343-34-4.
*[http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/DOCREP/006/Q2580E/Q2580E07.htm Handbook on taxonomy of Prosopis in Mexico, Peru and Chile] (FAO Document Repository)
*[http://eebweb.arizona.edu/herb/PLWALK/pw1.html Plant Walk I: Old Main] (website of the Vascular Plant Herbarium of the University of Arizona in Tucson)
*[http://arboretum.arizona.edu/mainplants.html Plant Walk 1 UofA]
*[http://cals-cf.calsnet.arizona.edu/arboretum/plantwalk/chart.cfm Plant Walk 2 UofA]
==See also==
* [[Arabian Desert and East Sahero-Arabian xeric shrublands]]
* [[Northwestern thorn scrub forests]]
* [[Invasive species in Australia]]
[[Category:Mimosoideae]]
