Prosopis juliflora
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Description
Flat-topped spiny deciduous tree or shrub to 12 m high, with rough furrowed grey or brown bark and yellowish inner bark.
Flowers 4-5 mm long in crowded, cylindrical inflorescences, 5-10 (-15) cm;
Fruits pale yellowish brown, linear, straight or slightly curved, 8-29by 0.8-1.7 cm, thick but compressed.
Seeds brown, ovoid, c. 6 m long, embedded in a whitish, slightly sweet pulp.
Distribution
Central and South America present, SW United States present
SW United States to Central and South America.