Fabaceae FAMILY

Prosopis ruscifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Prosopis ruscifolia is a spiny, deciduous tree with an open, roundish or elongate crown; it can grow 5 - 12 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 70 - 90cm in diameter[ 491 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 57 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University Year 1976 ISBN Description A botanical magazine, this issue has a comprehensive treatment of the genus Prosopis as well as several other articles. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree yields a good quality timber which is harvested from the wild and used locally. The seedpods are sometimes eaten, the plant has medicinal uses, and the tree is an excellent pioneer for restoring woodland.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, northeast Brazil.

HabitatThe Pantanal region of Brazil, growing on open, flat land that can be inundated for several months of the year[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].