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Strombocarpa ). This genus was previously classified as a section of genus '' Prosopis''. It includes ten species, which are native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, or to southern South America from Peru through Bolivia and northern and central Chile to southern Argentina.
Ten species are accepted:
*'' Strombocarpa abbreviata''
*'' ''Strombocarpa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strombocarpa Cinerascens
''Strombocarpa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). This genus was previously classified as a section of genus ''Prosopis''. It includes ten species, which are native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, or to southern South America from Peru through Bolivia and northern and central Chile to southern Argentina. Ten species are accepted: *''Strombocarpa abbreviata'' *'' Strombocarpa burkartii'' *'' Strombocarpa cinerascens'' *'' Strombocarpa ferox'' *'' Strombocarpa palmeri'' *''Strombocarpa pubescens'' *'' Strombocarpa reptans'' *''Strombocarpa strombulifera '' Strombocarpa strombulifera'' (formerli ''Prosopis strombulifera'') is a species of mesquite or '' algarrobo'', a shrub in the legume family. It is known by the English common names Argentine screwbean and creeping screwbean and the Spanish ...'' *'' Strombocarpa tamarugo'' *'' Strombocarpa torquata'' References {{taxonbar, from=Q87169248 Fabaceae genera Flor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prosopis
''Prosopis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. The current circumscription of the genus contains three species found in northern Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia. Previously it also contained around 40 species of spiny trees and shrubs found in subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas and Africa, now mostly placed in genera '' Strombocarpa'' and ''Neltuma''. They often thrive in arid soil and are resistant to drought, on occasion developing extremely deep root systems. Their wood is usually hard, dense and durable. Their fruits are pods and may contain large amounts of sugar. The generic name means " burdock" in late Latin and originated in the Greek language. Species The current circumscription of the genus contains three species, which are found in South Asia, the Middle East and northern Africa. * ''Prosopis cineraria'' ( L.) Druce – Persian mesquite, ghaf, khejri (Arabian Peninsula, Iran and South Asia) * '' Prosopis farcta'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strombocarpa Tamarugo
''Strombocarpa tamarugo'', commonly known as the tamarugo, is a thorny evergreen]species of Flowering plant, flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamilia Mimosoideae. It is only found in northern Chile, particularly in the Pampa del Tamarugal, some east of the city of Iquique. This bushy tree apparently grows without the benefit of rainfall, and it is thought to obtain some water from dew. Studies indicate it is a hreatophyte; having deep roots that tap into ground water supplies. It also participates in hydraulic redistribution moving water from deeper levels to the upper and also reversing the process in times of severe drought. Scattered stands of the trees have been cut down for firewood. The trees grow on Soil salinity, saline soils that do not allow for other trees. The species is a valuable source of charcoal and lumber and the Leaf, leaves and Legume, fruits are also food for goats. It has been planted in Spain. Physiology and biology ''Strombocarpa tamarugo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strombocarpa Pubescens
''Strombocarpa pubescens'' (formerly ''Prosopis pubescens''), commonly known as screwbean mesquite, is a species of flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the southwestern United States (Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California, southern Nevada and Utah) and northern Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora). Description This plant grows to about . It has light brown bark, usually short, straight spines 1 to 3 centimeters long, twice- compound leaves, and numerous small yellowish flowers appearing in elongate spikes. The tightly twisted seedpods (legumes) are up to 5 centimeters long and very much resemble turned screws. This morphology may have been an evolutionary defense against seed predators such as bean weevils (Bruchinae). The seeds germinate after being scarified in the digestive tracts of animals that eat them. The plant also grows in a clockwise spiral. Habitat It is found along streams and valleys in deserts, particu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strombocarpa Abbreviata
''Strombocarpa abbreviata'', commonly known as the algarrobillo espinoso, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. It was previously known as '' Prosopis abbreviata''. The species is endemic to Argentina and found in semi-arid and arid areas scrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References Plants described in 1841 Least concern plants Endemic flora of Argentina Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mimosoids {{Mimosoideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strombocarpa Strombulifera
'' Strombocarpa strombulifera'' (formerli ''Prosopis strombulifera'') is a species of mesquite or '' algarrobo'', a shrub in the legume family. It is known by the English common names Argentine screwbean and creeping screwbean and the Spanish common name ''retortuño''.CDFA EncycloWeedia This shrub is native to , where it grows in arid and saline soils. It became well known in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Of The Americas
Flora (: floras or florae) is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. The corresponding term for animals is ''fauna'', and for fungi, it is ''funga''. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora as in the terms ''gut flora'' or ''skin flora'' for purposes of specificity. Etymology The word "flora" comes from the Latin name of Flora, the goddess of plants, flowers, and fertility in Roman mythology. The technical term "flora" is then derived from a metonymy of this goddess at the end of the sixteenth century. It was first used in poetry to denote the natural vegetation of an area, but soon also assumed the meaning of a work cataloguing such vegetation. Moreover, "Flora" was used to refer to the flowers of an artificial garden in the seventeenth century. The distinction between vegetation (the general appearance of a community) and flora (the taxonomic composition of a community) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
