Scientific Name :
Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.
Synonym :
Acacia juliflora (Sw.) Willd.
Mimosa juliflora Sw.
Common Name : Algaroba, Vilaiti Keekar, Vilayati Shami
Plant Family : Fabaceae – Mimosaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : August to May
Flower Colour : Greenish yellow
Description : Height: Upto 10 m
Stem: Brown, black, rough, cracked, bark peeling off, armed with spines
Leaves: Bipinnate, oblong, subsessile, pubescent, pinnae 4, leaflets 14 to 18 pairs
Flowers: Calyx campanulate 5 toothed, petals 5
Inflorescence: Axillary spikes
Fruits: Pods, slightly curved, pale yellow, moniliform, flattened
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : JM
Distribution Range : Mexico to Venezuela, Peru, Carribean
Uses : It is one of the most widely used herbal plants in treating diabetes mellitus.
