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Prosopis
a genus of trees and shrubs of the family Mimosa-ceae. The plants are often thorny and sometimes leafless. The leaves are twice paripinnate, and the small, five-parted flowers are in axillary racemes or, sometimes, in heads. The fruit is a linear indehiscent pod. There are about 40 species, distributed in the subtropics and tropics of both hemispheres, predominantly in the Americas. In the Azerbaijan SSR, P. juliflora is cultivated. A tree reaching 12 m in height, it has fragrant greenish yellow flowers. Its fruits are edible pods and measure up to 23 cm long. Plants of the genus Lagonychium are often assigned to the genus Prosopis. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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