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

Syrian mesquite (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Prosopis

Characteristics

A small shrub. It has prickles. It grows 1-3 m tall. It can develop roots and rhizomes 15-20 m into the soil. The stems are erect and slender. The leaves are compound and twice divided into leaflets along the stem. There are 9-13 pairs of small leaflets. The flowers are small and yellow. There are 1 or 2 oblong pods. These are dark brown when ripe and have a pulpy layer,
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.8
Root system rhizome
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Submontane plains and foothills in the desert belt, growing in river valleys and along seashores, often in saline soils, and also found as a weed of fields and pastures; at elevations up to 1,000 metres.
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It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It can grow in arid places. It can counteract salinity. It can tolerate drought.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

The fruit are used for jam.
Uses animal food bee plant environmental use erosion control fodder food forage fuel invertebrate food material medicinal soil improve wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Abdominal pain (leaf), Anti-infective agents (leaf), Dyspepsia (leaf), Flatulence (leaf), Astringent (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
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Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Leaf

Prosopis farcta leaf picture by P I (cc-by-sa)
Prosopis farcta leaf picture by Arch Stanton (cc-by-sa)
Prosopis farcta leaf picture by Ertugrul (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Prosopis farcta flower picture by P I (cc-by-sa)
Prosopis farcta flower picture by Mehmet Basbag (cc-by-sa)
Prosopis farcta flower picture by Mehmet Basbag (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Prosopis farcta fruit picture by costi costi s. (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Prosopis farcta world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, United States of America, Uzbekistan, and Yemen

Conservation status

Prosopis farcta threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:515819-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212585
COL ID 4MW6M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mimosa stephaniana Mimosa farcta Lagonychium farctum Mimosa agrestis Mimosa micrantha Pleuromenes heterocarpa Acacia persica Mimosa arvensis Acacia heterocarpa Prosopis stephaniana Mimosa farcta Acacia stephaniana Lagonychium stephanianum Prosopis farcta var. glabra Prosopis farcta