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Ghaf

Prosopis cineraria

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Ghaf (Prosopis cineraria) · whole-organism ecological reconstruction with diagnostic structures.
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About Ghaf

Ghaf (Prosopis cineraria) is a post-contact introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through historical forestry planting records. The reviewed records do not establish present survival. Native to the Arabian Peninsula through Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India in desert and dry shrubland. A 1980 forestry ledger documents Kauaʻi planting within the 1910–1960 forestry program; no species-specific year is available from the reviewed index; it does not establish current survival, reproduction, or naturalization.

Kauaʻi evidence

Taxonomic identity, tree form, diagnostic morphology and island occurrence use the linked reviewed sources. Historical planting, cultivation, naturalization and invasive status are separate. Generated imagery is not occurrence evidence.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Prosopis cineraria
Common names
Ghaf · Khejri
Other names
Prosopis cineraria · Ghaf · Khejri · Prosopis spicigera
Record type
Species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Recorded on Kauaʻi
Origin
Introduced
Conservation status
Not yet assessed
Evidence date
2026-10-06
Evidence limits
Current survival on Kauaʻi, number of trees, occupied habitat, flowering or fruiting, recruitment, population trend, and ecological effects are all unconfirmed; no naturalization or invasive severity is inferred from the historical planting record.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Not yet assessed
Food and resource needs
Not yet assessed
Reproduction
Small spike flowers are insect-pollinated; indehiscent pods may be carried or eaten by animals. Kauaʻi pod production, dispersal, viability, and recruitment are unknown.
Shelter
Not yet assessed
Growth form
Thorny tree

Threats and conservation

Monitoring
Not yet assessed
Data gaps
Current population extent and trajectory · Additional species-specific ecological and conservation sources

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal timing
Not yet assessed
Seasonal description
Ghaf (Prosopis cineraria) is a post-contact introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through historical forestry planting records. The reviewed records do not establish present survival. Native to the Arabian Peninsula through Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India in desert and dry shrubland. A 1980 forestry ledger documents Kauaʻi planting within the 1910–1960 forestry program; no species-specific year is available from the reviewed index; it does not establish current survival, reproduction, or naturalization.

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