Prosopis juliflora

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Noun1.Prosopis juliflora - mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to VenezuelaProsopis juliflora - mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela
mesquit, mesquite - any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar
algarobilla, algarrobilla, algarroba - mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing
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Prosopis juliflora no fue encontrada en el desierto costero y no hay ejemplares en los herbarios que avalen su presencia.
Esta es una zona abierta arbolada donde predominan Prosopis juliflora, Acacia macracantha y arboles frutales de Mangifera indica.
As a result, secondary succession of terrestrial plants including Laguncularia racemosa, Avicennia germinans, Prosopis juliflora, Hibiscus tiliaceus, and Cocus nucifera were observed at the periphery and interior regions of the study site.
Nesse trabalho, dentre as especies que apresentam como caracteristica raizes superficiais pode-se observar que 33% das arvores avaliadas apresentaram conflitos com meio devido a esse fator, sendo que a especie com o maior numero de individuos causando problemas foi o Ficus benjamina (ficus) seguido da Terminalia catappa (amendoeira) e da Prosopis juliflora (algaroba) (Figura 1).
A algaroba (Prosopis juliflora (Sw) D.C.), introduzida no Brasil na decada de 1942, e originaria da regiao de Piura, no Peru, ocorre naturalmente em locais de clima semiarido e solos pobres, com rapido crescimento e produz madeira de qualidade para estacas, moiroes, lenha e carvao (FARIAS SOBRINHO et al., 2005).
The alien plants, the report mentioned, invading local vegetation in Pakistan include Brossentia papyrifera (found in Islamabad Capital territory), Parthenium hysterophorus (found in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces), Prosopis juliflora (found all over Pakistan), Eucalyptus camaldulensis (found in Punjab and Sindh provinces), Salvinia (aquatic plant widely distributed in water bodies in Sindh), Cannabis sativa (found in Islamabad Capital Territory), Lantana camara and Xanthium strumarium (found in upper Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces).
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