Prosopis
Taxonomic status
Accepted
Occurrence status
Present
Origin
Introduced
Trees or shrubs. Leaves bipinnate; stipules spinescent (in Victoria). Inflorescence a pedunculate, axillary spike or spike-like raceme. Flowers numerous, greenish-yellow; sepals 5, united; petals 5, united below middle; stamens 10, free. Pod linear, usually somewhat monilifom, compressed, thick, not dehiscent; seeds compressed-ovoid.
About 40 species, in warmer parts of North and South America, Asia and Africa; at least 5 species naturalised in Australia.
Source:
Entwisle, T.J.; Maslin, B.R.; Cowan, R.S.; Court, A.B. (1996). Mimosaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 3, Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae, pp. 585–658. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
Spinning
