Prosopis cineraria

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Khejri (खेजडी) or Prosopis cineraria is a small to medium size tree, found mainly in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan. Khejri is the golden tree of Indian deserts, plays a vital role in preserving the ecosystem of arid and semi-arid areas. It is the  symbol of socio-economic development of the arid regions. Since all the parts of the tree are useful, it is called kalp taru. It is also known as the ‘king of desert’, and the ‘wonder tree’. Khejri is a tree which is worshipped by a large number  of people such as Bishnoi a great environmentalist community  in Rajasthan. The importance of the medicinal value of Khejari  tree has been highlighted in ancient Ayurveda literature.                   Khejri or Prosopis cineraria                                                          Khejari is frost-resistant,  drought resistance and withstand in wild temperature extremes, ranging from 104-114 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer to less than 50 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter. It requires minimum rainfall. Khejari is the preferred plant species for livestock grazing in the area, and it provides shelter to the grazing animals, people, birds  with its shade.

Common Name    Khhejri ( खेजडी)>  Botanical name: Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce       Latin name:  Prosopis cineraria              English name : Prosopis cineraria          Sanskrit:  khejri          Hindi & Rajasthani:   khejri, jant/janti                        United Arab Emirates:   Ghaf                 Punjabi:  jand                 Sind:    kandi            Gujarat: sami, sumri    Khejri Plant    The tree is evergreen or nearly so. It produces new flush leaves before summer. The flowers are small in size and yellow or creamy white in colour, appear from March to May after the new flush of leaves. The pods are formed soon thereafter and grow rapidly in size attaining full size in about two months time.   It is one of the indigenous trees of  the Western Rajasthan, plains of the Punjab  and Gujarat. It is a common tree in Bundelkhand, near Delhi and Agra. It is also found in the dry parts of Central and Southern India,  in parts of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka south of Godavari ( गोदावरी) River. It also extends to West Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran.