Fabaceae FAMILY

Prosopis pallida

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Prosopis pallida is a shrub or a small to medium-sized deciduous tree with a broad crown; it can grow from 8 - 20 metres tall. The tree is usually spiny, at least when it is young, and has an irregular, often crooked, short bole up to 60cm in diameter[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its edible seedpods, timber, tannins etc. Thornless varieties have been developed and these are sometimes planted for shade and as ornamentals[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.

HabitatDry coastlines, often dominating in arid, saline soils[ 414 Title Forest, Farm, and Community Tree Network Publication Author Website http://www.winrock.org/fnrm/factnet/factnet.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A series of in-depth factsheets on a wide range of plants, especially leguminous trees. ].