Overview
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Prosopis is a of about 45 species of leguminous spiny trees and shrubs found in subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas, Africa and southwest Asia. They often thrive in arid soil and are resistant to droughts, 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.
Species
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Some of the species in this genus are:
- Mesquites (southern United States, Mexico)
- Prosopis glandulosa – Honey Mesquite; haas (Cmiique Iitom)
- Prosopis pallida – American Carob, huarango, kiawe
- Prosopis pubescens – Screwbean Mesquite, "tornillo"
- Prosopis reptans – "tornillo"
- Prosopis strombulifera – Creeping Mesquite
- Prosopis velutina – Velvet Mesquite
- "Algarrobos", bayahondas etc. (Neotropics, particularly the Gran Chaco)
- Prosopis affinis – Ñandubay, Algarrobillo, Espinillo, Ibopé-Morotí
- Prosopis alba – Algarrobo blanco; ibopé or igopé (Guaraní)
- Prosopis alba var. panta – Algarrobo panta
- Prosopis caldenia – Caldén
- Prosopis chilensis – Algarrobo chileno
- Prosopis fiebrigii
- Prosopis flexuosa – Alpataco
- Prosopis hassleri
- Prosopis juliflora – Bayahonda blanca, Bayarone Français; Kabuli Kikar, Vilayati Babul, Vilayati Khejra or Vilayati Kikar (Hindi); trupillo or turpío (Wayuunaiki)
- Prosopis kuntzei – Itín, Barba de tigre, Carandá, Palo mataco
- Prosopis nigra – Algarrobo negro, Algarrobo amarillo, Algarrobo dulce, Algarrobo morado
- Prosopis rojasiana
- Prosopis ruscifolia – Vinal
- Prosopis tamarugo – Tamarugo
- African species
- Prosopis africana
- Asian species (India - mainly Rajasthan - to Arabia)
- Prosopis cineraria – Jand; ghaf (Arabic); sami or sumri (Gujarati); khejri, sangri (Rajasthani); kandi (Sindhi)
Phytochemistry
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Prosopis has been found to contain 5-hydroxytryptamine, apigenin, isorhamnetin-3-diglucoside, l-arabinose, quercetin, tannin and tryptamine.[1]
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Taxonomy
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- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
- Infraphylum: Radiatopses
Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class: Magnoliopsida Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
- Infraphylum: Radiatopses
Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866
The Genus Prosopis is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 117 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Genus Prosopis: P. abbreviata (Algarrobillo Espinoso) · P. aculeata · P. adstringens · P. affinis (Algarrobillo) · P. africana (African Mesquite) · P. alba (Algarrobo Blanco) · P. alba f. fruticosa · P. alba var. alba · P. alba var. panta · P. alpataco (Mesquite) · P. alpataco f. rubra · P. alpataco var. lamaro · P. argentina (Algarobilla) · P. articulata (Mesquit) · P. astringens · P. benthamii · P. bonplandia · P. bonplandiana · P. burkartii (Mesquite) · P. calden · P. caldenia (Calden) · P. calingastana (Cusqui) · P. campertris · P. campertris var. elata · P. campestris (Mesquite) · P. castellanosii (Mesquite) · P. chilensis (Algarrobo) · P. chilensis var. catamarcana · P. chilensis var. chilensis · P. chilensis var. riojana · P. cineraria (Jand) · P. cinerascens var. cinerascens · P. denudans (Mesquite) · P. denudans var. denudans · P. denudans var. patagonica · P. denudans var. stenocarpa · P. elata (Mesquite) · P. elegans · P. elephantina · P. elephantorrhiza · P. emoryi · P. esquirolii · P. faeculifera · P. farcta (Syrian Mesquite) · P. farcta var. glabra · P. ferox (Mesquite) · P. fiebrigii (Mesquite) · P. fischeri · P. flexuosa (Algarrobo) · P. flexuosa f. subinermis · P. flexuosa var. depressa · P. flexuosa var. fruticosa · P. flexuosa var. subinermis · P. gillesii · P. glandulosa (Algaroba) · P. glandulosa subsp. torreyana · P. glandulosa torreyana · P. glandulosa var. glandulosa · P. glandulosa var. prostrata (Honey Mesquite) · P. glandulosa var. torreyana (Western Honey Mesquite) · P. hassleri (Algarrobo) · P. hassleri var. hassleri · P. hassleri var. nigroides · P. herzogii · P. heterophylla · P. humilis (Algarobilla) · P. juliflora (Honey Mesquite Prosopis Juliflora) · P. juliflora f. arborea · P. juliflora f. fruticosa · P. juliflora var. horrida · P. juliflora var. inermis · P. juliflora var. juliflora (Algarrobe) · P. kirkii · P. koelziana · P. koelziana var. puberula · P. kona · P. kuntzei (Barba De Tigre) · P. laevigata (Algarrobo) · P. laevigata var. andicola · P. laevigata var. laevigata · P. lanceolata · P. linearfolia · P. migra · P. nigra (Algarroba Chico) · P. nigra var. longispina · P. nigra var. nigra · P. nigra var. ragonesei · P. nuda · P. oallida · P. oblonga · P. odorata · P. odorata var. torreyana · P. pallida (Algaroba) · P. palmeri (Mesquite) · P. pubescens (Screw Bean) · P. pugionata · P. reptans (Creeping Mesquite) · P. reptans cinerascens · P. reptans subsp. cinerascens · P. reptans var. cinerascens (Tornillo) · P. reptans var. reptans (Mastuerzo) · P. rojasiana (Mesquite) · P. rubriflora · P. ruizleali · P. ruizlealii (Mesquite) · P. ruscifolia (Mesquite) · P. sericantha (Algarobilla) · P. siliquosa · P. strombulifera (Algarrobilla) · P. strombulifera var. ruiziana · P. strombulifera var. strombulifera · P. tamarugo (Tamarugo) · P. tamaulipana · P. torquata (Lata) · P. veluntina · P. velutina (Arizona Mesquite) · P. vinalillo (Vinalillo)
References
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- ^ Medicinal Plants of the Southwest
- ^ Graziano MN, Ferraro GE, Coussio JD., Alkaloids of Argentine medicinal plants. II.
- ^ a b c d e Alejandro Tapiaa, Gabriela Egly Feresina, Daniel Bustosa, Luis Astudillo, Cristina Theoduloz, Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann Biologically active alkaloids and a free radical scavenger from Prosopis species, Journal of Ethnopharmacology Volume 71, Issue 1-2, pp. 241 - 246, July, 2000
- ^ a b Proximate composition and biological activity of Chilean Prosopis species, Luis Astudillo, Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann, Juan P Herrera, Manuel Cortés
- ^ MPSW
- ^ "Prosopis glandulosa". www.hort.purdue.edu. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
- ^ Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
- ^ "Anadenanthera: Visionary Plant of ... - Google Book Search". books.google.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
Footnotes
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- ^ Medicinal Plants of the Southwest
- ^ Graziano MN, Ferraro GE, Coussio JD., Alkaloids of Argentine medicinal plants. II.
- ^ a b c d e Alejandro Tapiaa, Gabriela Egly Feresina, Daniel Bustosa, Luis Astudillo, Cristina Theoduloz, Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann Biologically active alkaloids and a free radical scavenger from Prosopis species, Journal of Ethnopharmacology Volume 71, Issue 1-2, pp. 241 - 246, July, 2000
- ^ a b Proximate composition and biological activity of Chilean Prosopis species, Luis Astudillo, Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann, Juan P Herrera, Manuel Cortés
- ^ MPSW
- ^ "Prosopis glandulosa". www.hort.purdue.edu. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
- ^ Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
- ^ "Anadenanthera: Visionary Plant of ... - Google Book Search". books.google.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
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