Prosopis hassleri

Harms

Algarrobo, Paraguayan carob

Fabaceae Edible: Fruit, Aril

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Description

A tree. It grows 15 m tall. It can have spines. The flour clusters are long and yellow. The pods are 14-24 cm long by 1.2-1.5 cm wide. There are 24-33 seeds.

Edible Uses

The aril (layer around the seeds) is eaten raw and used for drinks. The fruit is boiled then ground into flour.

Traditional Uses

The aril of layer around the seeds is eaten raw and used for drinks. The fruit are boiled then ground into flour.

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Medicinal Uses

The fruit is boiled then ground into flour for consumption.

Distribution

It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 500 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Argentina, Paraguay, South America,

Notes

Also as Mimosaceae.

Also Known As

Algarrobo paraguayo, Pokkateyneg

References (4)

Fouqué, A. 1972. Espèces fruitières d'Amérique tropicale. Institut français de recherches fruitierès outre-mer
ILDIS Legumes of the World http:www:ildis.org/Legume/Web
Polini, G., et al, Useful and edible plants of Paraguay Region of Chaco. p 86
Scarpa, G. F., 2009, Wild food plants used by the indigenous peoples of South American Gran Chaco: A general synopsis and intercultural comparison. Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 83:90-101