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Prosopis chilensis : ウィキペディア英語版 | Prosopis chilensis
''Prosopis chilensis'' is a species of tree in the genus ''Prosopis'', belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is found in parts of central Chile, southern Peru and Andean (northwestern) Argentina. Its common names include Chilean mesquite (algarrobo chileno, in Spanish) or Chilean algarrobo. It is used for providing shade, for animal feed and for firewood. ==Description== ''Prosopis chilensis'' is a medium-sized deciduous tree reaching a height of about . The trunk is stout and gnarled, and can reach a metre (yard) in diameter. The bark is pale brown and thick, with cracks and vertical fissures. The leaves are pinnate and up to long, with twelve to twenty leaflets arranged in pairs. Each leaflet is oval with a smooth margin and yellowish green upper surface. A pair of strong, curved thorns is borne at the location of each whorl of leaves. The flowers are borne in dense axillary spikes. Each individual flower has five sepals, five petals and ten stamens. The fruits are twisted or coiled pods up to long, with several coffee-coloured seeds inside. ''P. chilensis'' flowers between October and December and the fruits ripen between February and April.
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