Prosopis vinalillo Stuck.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Prosopis

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 3-10 m tall. The trunk is 10-50 cm across. There are spines in the axils of leaves. The leaves are 25 cm long with 4-12 pairs of leaflets along the stalk. These are 10-30 mm long by 2-12 mm wide. The pods are 6-24 cm long by 6-12 mm wide and 3-8 mm thick.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 4.5 - 8.0
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 1,500 m above sea level.
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Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses animal food medicinal wood
Edible 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
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Prosopis vinalillo world distribution map, present in Argentina and Paraguay

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000169481
COL ID 4MW87
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Prosopis vinalillo