Centaurea cineraria L. (Compositae: Cardueae: Centaureinae), part of the group, is described and illustrated, notes provided on its cultivation, propagation, pests diseases availability. Within current concepts full synonymy C. gymnocapra are along with type citations known distribution material. The infrageneric divisions commented briefly. varying treatments complex species discussed, some cl...

Prosopis was introduced to Baringo, Kenya in the early 1980s for provision of fuelwood and for controlling desertification through the Fuelwood Afforestation Extension Project (FAEP). Since then, Prosopis has hybridized and spread throughout the region. Prosopis has negative ecological impacts on biodiversity and socio-economic effects on livelihoods. Vachellia tortilis, on the other hand, is t...

Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) DC is one of the most economically and/or ecologically important legumes in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Prosopis was introduced into Sudan in early 20 century, and succeeded in controlling the expansion of desert in northern Sudan. Recently, however, this species distributes widely and rapidly in eastern Sudan, and induces many problems in human subsiste...

Citation: Garrido M, Silva H, Franck N, Arenas J and Acevedo E (2018) Evaluation of Morpho-Physiological Traits Adjustment of Prosopis tamarugo Under Long-Term Groundwater Depletion in the Hyper-Arid Atacama Desert. Front. Plant Sci. 9:453. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00453 Evaluation of Morpho-Physiological Traits Adjustment of Prosopis tamarugo Under Long-Term Groundwater Depletion in the Hyper-Ar...

Invasive species cause ecological, economic and social impacts and are key drivers of global change. This is the case for the genus Prosopis (mesquite; Fabaceae) where several taxa are among the world's most damaging invasive species. Many contentious issues ('conflicts of interest') surround these taxa, and management interventions have not yet sustainably reduced the negative impacts. There i...

Se estudia una urna cineraria romana, con iconogragía de tritones, e inscripción funeraria inédita L. Aelvius Volusianus.