IUCN Status
: Not Applicable
Author: Ankit jangir
Ankit Jangir is an explorer and field botanist, currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Botany from Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur. He completed his M.Sc. from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, with a strong focus on plant taxonomy and biodiversity documentation.
- Fatehpur shekhawati, sikar, Rajasthan. / jaipur / Sawai Madhopur / Jhunjhunun / Dausa / Alwar
- Naturally grown
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P. cineraria is almost evergreen, medium to large size tree, ranging in height from 3-10m. The leaves are bipinnately compound and petiolated, the leaflets are glabrous, green in color, becomes grey when dry. inflorescence is racemose, bearing many small, yellow-green flowers. The fruit is an elongate, subcylindrical pods, pods contains 10-25 oval-shaped and brown-colored seeds. There may be considerable variation in growth rates, pod size and composition.
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Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce
immature pod
greenish immature pods used as vegetable which is known as "𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗶". -
Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce
mature pods
dry and mature fruit/pod which is known as "𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗸𝗵𝗮" edible for animals and human beings also feed them. -
Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce
distribution of Prosopis cineraria in arid region( dominant species).
Prosopis cineraria which is known as 𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗽𝘃𝗿𝗶𝗸𝘀𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁, a major/important tree of thar desert, distributed throughout the desert area of Rajasthan and nearby states. khejri is a very slow growing tree, which is reproduced by root suckers and by means of seeds, which are remains viable during decads.
Very informative 👍