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Prosopis cineraria (L.)Druce

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HIGHER TAXON: Mimoseae

GENUS: Prosopis L.

Prosopis cineraria (L.)Druce [Preferred name]
    Adenanthera aculeata Roxb. {Synonym}
    Mimosa cineraria L. {Synonym}
    Prosopis spicata Burm. {Synonym}
    Prosopis spicigera L. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Chaunkra [3030]; Jand [3030]; Khar [3030]; Khejra [3030]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Asia
Afghanistan (N) [1939]; India (N) [1914, 3017, 3020, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3091, 3092, 3115, 3371, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3377, 3384, 3387]; Andhra Pradesh [3384]; Bihar [3371]; Delhi [3372]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3373]; Karnataka [3020]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3115]; Orissa [3026]; Punjab [3377]; Rajasthan [3028]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3092]; Uttar Pradesh [3387]; West Bengal [3091]; Indonesia (I) [2022]; Iran (N) [1166, 1939]; Jawa (I) [2022]; Pakistan (N) [1166, 2010]
  Middle East
Oman (N) [1166]; Saudi Arabia (N) [1939]; South Yemen (N) [1939]; United Arab Emirates (N) [1939]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [1166, 2010, 2022, 3017, 3386, 3619, 3898] ; Illustration [1166, 3386, 3619]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [2022] ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS ; Habit: Shrub [2022], Tree [2022] ; Lifespan: Perennial [2022] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1994/1995 Lewis GP ; Source(s): 1993 Polhill RM, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P

  
USES:
  Chemical products [3030]; Domestic [2022]; Environmental [1166, 2010]; Food and Drink [3030, 3034, 3619]; Forage [3020]; Medicine [3034, 3619]; Miscellaneous [3020, 3619]; Wood [1166, 2010, 2022, 3030, 3619]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1166.

  Burkart, A., 1976
    J.Arnold Arbor.57(4):450-525 Monograph of Genus Prosopis

1914.

  Sanjappa, M., 1992
    Legumes of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra...

1939.

  Lock, J.M. & Simpson, K., 1991
    Legumes of West Asia: A Checklist. RBG, Kew.

2010.

  Ali, S.I., 1973
    Flora of Pakistan,No.36.Mimosaceae.Karachi:Univ.of Karachi

2022.

  Nielsen, I.C., 1992
    Flora Malesiana, Series I Vol II Part I Mimosaceae.

3017.

  Shah, G.L., 1978
    Flora of Gujarat State Vol.1

3020.

  Singh, N.P., 1988
    Flora of Eastern Karnataka Vol.1

3026.

  Saxena, H.O. & Brahman, M., 1994
    The Flora of Orissa (Ranunculaceae to Fabaceae)

3027.

  Nair, N.C. & Henry, A.N., 1983
    Flora of Tamil Nadu, India Vol.1

3028.

  Shetty, B.V. & Singh, V., 1987
    Flora of Rajasthan Vol.1. Flora of India Series 2

3030.

  Ambasta, S.P., 1986
    The useful plants of India

3034.

  Jain, S.K., 1991
    Dictionary of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethnobotany

3091.

  Prain, D., 1903
    Bengal Plants Vol 1

3092.

  Deb, D.B., 1981
    The Flora of Tripura State Vol 1

3115.

  Karthikeyan, S. & Kumar, A., 1993
    Flora of Yavatmal District, Maharashtra

3371.

  Varma, S.K., 1981
    Flora of Bhagalpur. Dicotyledons

3372.

  Maheshwari, J.K., 1963
    The Flora of Delhi

3373.

  Kumar, S., 2000
    ..Leguminosae of Haryana. Indian J. Forest. Addit Ser. 11

3375.

  Singh, A.N., 1993
    In: Verma,D.M. & al. (Eds.) Flora of Madhya Pradesh, Vol.1.

3377.

  Sharma, M., 1990
    Punjab Plants Check-list

3384.

  Pullaiah, T. & Yesoda, N., 1989
    Flora of Anantapur District (Andhra Pradesh, India)

3386.

  Pullaiah, T. & Ramamurthy, K.S., 2001
    Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol.2

3387.

  Sharma, A.K. & Dhakre, J.S., 1995
    Flora of Agra District. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.

3619.

  Bhandari, M.M., 1978
    Flora of the Indian desert. Jodhpur.

3898.

  Backer, C.A., 1963
    Flora of Java. Groningen, The Netherlands

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