Biology and Impacts of Pacific Island Invasive Species. 6.Prosopis pallidaandProsopis juliflora(Algarroba, Mesquite,Kiawe) (Fabaceae)
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Biology and Impacts of Pacific Island Invasive Species. 6. Prosopis pallida and Prosopis juliflora (Algarroba, Mesquite, Kiawe) (Fabaceae)
Prosopis pallida and P. juliflora (commonly referred to as algarroba, mesquite, or kiawe) were introduced from South America to areas in Oceania, Asia, and Africa during the early nineteenth century. In many cases, they naturalized and became widespread. In some places, alien Prosopis species are highly valued for the products and services that they can provide such as shade, cattle fodder, woo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pacific Science
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0030-8870,1534-6188
DOI: 10.2984/64.4.489