Prosopis cineraria

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Prosopis cineraria, also known as Persian mesquite or ghaf, chaunkro (Braj Bhakha : चौंक्रो) , jand (Hindustani/Kauravi, Punjabi: जंड/ਜੰਡ) or khejri (Rajasthani: खेजड़ी), is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae. It is native to arid portions of Western Asia and the Indian subcontinent, including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, India, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Its leaves are bipinnate. It can survive extreme drought. It is an established introduced species in parts of Southeast Asia, including Indonesia. The ghaf is the national tree of the United Arab Emirates. Through the Give a Ghaf campaign its citizens are urged to plant it in their gardens to combat desertification and preserve their country's heritage. The desert village of Nazwa in the UAE is home to the Al Ghaf Conservation Reserve. Prosopis cineraria is also the state tree of Rajasthan (where it is known as khejri), and Telangana (where it is known as jammi) in India. A large...

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