Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (L.D.Benson) M.C.Johnst.

Variety

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Prosopis > Prosopis glandulosa

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 7 m tall. The flowers are yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-12

Usage

The flowers are used to make tea. The flowers are also roasted and stored. The pods are used to make meal cakes. The pods are eaten fresh and also stored. The seeds are parched and used to make cakes. They are also sun dried and pounded into meal and eaten.
Uses animal food bee plant beverage environmental use fiber food fuel material tea vertebrate poison
Edible flowers fruits pods seeds
Therapeutic use Eye Medicine (leaf), Febrifuge (leaf), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Eye Medicine (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 18 - 28
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana world distribution map, present in Cuba, Ghana, Mexico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:210443-2
WFO ID wfo-0000178646
COL ID 5QYCG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana Prosopis juliflora var. torreyana