Prosopis
Chaunkra · also Jand, Khar, Khejra
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Prosopis is a genus of trees and shrubs known for thriving in arid, often poor soils due to their resistance to drought and development of extremely deep root systems. They produce hard, dense, and durable wood, and their pods contain sugar. This genus is primarily found in desert or dry shrubland climates of Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Central and South Asia.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1420.54%—4.0 in
- 120.00%—9.8 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Roots
- Non-invasive
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.0 in, mean 6.2 in, 90th percentile 13 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
- Arabian-Persian Gulf coastal plain desert
- Central Asian southern desert
- East Arabian fog shrublands and sand desert
- Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert
- South Arabian plains and plateau desert
- South Iran Nubo-Sindian desert and semi-desert
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests
Other Prosopis in the catalogue
7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
