About Mesquite
Neltuma juliflora (Spanish: bayahonda blanca, Cuji in Venezuela, Trupillo in Colombia, Aippia in the Wayuunaiki language and long-thorn kiawe in Hawaii), formerly Prosopis juliflora, is a shrub or small tree in the family Fabaceae, a kind of mesquite. It is native to Mexico, South America and the Caribbean. It has become established as an invasive weed in Africa,India, Asia, Australia and elsewhere. It is a contributing factor to continuing transmission of malaria, especially during dry periods when sugar sources from native plants are largely unavailable to mosquitoes.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Prosopis juliflora
- Genus
- Prosopis
- Family
- MIMOSACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- In plains, sometimes gregarious in wastelands
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Tropics of the World
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- बिलायती बबूल
- Tamil
- சீமை கருவேலமரம், சீமைக் கருவேலம்
- Telugu
- సర్కారు తుమ్మ
- Malayalam
- സാലിമരം
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Mesquite belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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