Prosopis juliflora
(Sw.) DC.
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PROS-oh-pis -- ancient Greek name for burdock
joo-lih-FLOR-uh -- having flowers like Albizia julibrissin (Mimosa)
Feb 17, 2008 ... somewhere in Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra
commonly known as: algaroba, mesquite •
Hindi: जंगली कीकर jungli kikar, काबुली कीकर kabuli-kikar, विलायती बबुल vilayati babul •
Kannada: ಬೆಳ್ಳರಿ ಜಲಿ bellari jali •
Marathi: विलायती शमी vilayati shami •
Tamil: வன்னி vanni •
Telugu: ముల్ల తుమ్మ mulla thumma
Native to: tropical America; naturalized / cultivated elsewhere
References:
Flowers of India •
Purdue University •
World Agroforestry Centre
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Regards.
Dinesh