Prosopis caldenia Burkart

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Prosopis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 10m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.8
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Campo and savannah. Forms open unispecific, semi-xerophytic woods or forests in the plains.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses animal food material medicinal timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Prosopis caldenia habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Prosopis caldenia leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Prosopis caldenia leaf picture by Giuliani Nebular (cc-by-sa)
Prosopis caldenia leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Prosopis caldenia world distribution map, present in Argentina

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:515795-1
WFO ID wfo-0000169465
COL ID 4MW63
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Prosopis dulcis Prosopis calden Prosopis caldenia