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- Prosopis_pallida abstract "Prosopis pallida is a species of mesquite tree. It has the common names kiawe, huarango and American carob, as well as "bayahonda" (a generic term for Prosopis) and "algarrobo blanco" (usually used for Prosopis alba). It is a thorny legume, native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, particularly drier areas near the coast. While threatened in its native habitat, it is considered an invasive species in many other places.The kiawe is a spreading bush or moderately sized tree, bearing spines, spikes of greenish-yellow flowers, and long pods filled with small brown seeds. It is a successful invasive species due to its ability to reproduce in two ways: production of large numbers of easily dispersed seeds, and suckering to create thick monotypic stands that shade out nearby competing plants. It survives well in dry environments due to a long taproot. It is so efficient at extracting moisture from soil that it can kill nearby plants by depriving them of water. It can be found in areas where other plants do not grow, such as sandy, dry, degraded slopes, salty soils, disturbed areas, and rocky cliffs.The tree grows quickly and can live for over a millennium. It makes a good shade tree, and its hard wood is a source of long-burning firewood and charcoal. Kiawe pods can be used as livestock fodder, ground into flour, turned into molasses or used to make beer. The light yellow flowers attract bees, which produce from them a sought-after white honey.Fallen Kiawe branches usually contain sharp spines that can puncture both feet and tires.At times the tree was used to replace forest and prevent erosion, and once it was established it generally dominated the habitat. It was introduced to Puerto Rico and Hawaii as well as New South Wales and Queensland in Australia and is now considered to be naturalized in those places. The first kiawe was planted in Hawaii in 1828; today it is a ubiquitous shade tree and invasive weed on the Hawaiian Islands, but provides firewood for heating and cooking.The clearing of kiawe (huarango) has been suggested as a major reason for the collapse of the Nazca culture in southern Peru at the beginning of the 6th century AD after an El Niño event led to flooding, erosion and desertification.Ecologists consider the huarango important to the ecosystem of the desert area west of the Andes in southern Peru, because of its ability to bind moisture and counter erosion. Despite prohibitions by regional authorities, poor villagers continue to harvest the trees to make charcoal. Efforts are under way to reforest the area with huarangos.".
- Prosopis_pallida binomialAuthority Alexander_von_Humboldt.
- Prosopis_pallida class Eudicots.
- Prosopis_pallida division Flowering_plant.
- Prosopis_pallida family Fabaceae.
- Prosopis_pallida family Mimoseae.
- Prosopis_pallida family Mimosoideae.
- Prosopis_pallida genus Prosopis.
- Prosopis_pallida kingdom Plant.
- Prosopis_pallida order Fabales.
- Prosopis_pallida order Rosids.
- Prosopis_pallida synonym "* Acacia pallidaHumb.&Bonpl.exWilld.".
- Prosopis_pallida synonym "* Prosopis limensisBenth.".
- Prosopis_pallida thumbnail Starr_050924-4469_Prosopis_pallida.jpg?width=300.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageExternalLink kiawe-smoking-wood.html.
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- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageExternalLink index.htm.
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- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageOutDegree "66".
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageRevisionID "680326207".
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Aimé_Bonpland.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Alexander_von_Humboldt.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Andes.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Angiosperms.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Australia.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Bee.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Beer.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Carl_Ludwig_Willdenow.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Carl_Sigismund_Kunth.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fodder.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Category:Hawaiian_cuisine.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Category:Invasive_plant_species.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Category:Plants_described_in_1823.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Category:Prosopis.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Category:Trees_of_Bolivia.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Category:Trees_of_Colombia.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Category:Trees_of_Ecuador.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Category:Trees_of_Peru.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Charcoal.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Cliff.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Colombia.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Desertification.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Ecuador.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink El_Niño-Southern_Oscillation.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink El_Niño_Southern_Oscillation.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Erosion.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Eudicots.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Fabaceae.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Fabales.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Firewood.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Flood.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Flooding.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Flower.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Flowering_plant.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink George_Bentham.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Halophyte.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Hawaii.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Hawaiian_Islands.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Honey.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Invasive_species.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Legume.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Livestock.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Mesquite.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Mimoseae.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Mimosoideae.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Molasses.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Naturalization.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Naturalize.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Nazca_culture.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink New_South_Wales.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Peru.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Plant.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Prosopis.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Prosopis_alba.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Puerto_Rico.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Queensland.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Rosids.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Ruderal_species.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Sand.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Seed.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Soil.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Taproot.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Tree.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLink Vegetative_reproduction.
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLinkText "Prosopis pallida".
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLinkText "White Kiawe".
- Prosopis_pallida wikiPageWikiLinkText "kiawe".
- Prosopis_pallida binomial "Prosopis pallida".
- Prosopis_pallida binomialAuthority "Kunth".
- Prosopis_pallida familia Fabaceae.
- Prosopis_pallida genus "Prosopis".
- Prosopis_pallida hasPhotoCollection Prosopis_pallida.
- Prosopis_pallida ordo Fabales.
- Prosopis_pallida regnum "Plantae".
- Prosopis_pallida species "P. pallida".
- Prosopis_pallida subfamilia Mimosoideae.