Prosopis hassleri Harms

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Prosopis

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 15 m tall. It can have spines. The flour clusters are long and yellow. The pods are 14-24 cm long by 1.2-1.5 cm wide. There are 24-33 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 11.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 500 m above sea level.
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Forming open woods of the savannah type.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The aril of layer around the seeds is eaten raw and used for drinks. The fruit are boiled then ground into flour.
Uses animal food charcoal environmental use material wood
Edible arils fruits pods seeds
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 -

Distribution

Prosopis hassleri world distribution map, present in Argentina and Paraguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:210446-2
WFO ID wfo-0000169472
COL ID 4MW6W
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Prosopis hassleri Prosopis hassleri var. hassleri