Neltuma

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Neltuma
Prosopis caldenia.jpg
Neltuma caldenia
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Neltuma
Raf. (1838)
Species

43; see text

Synonyms [1]
  • Algarobia(DC.) Benth. (1839)
  • MitostaxRaf. (1838)

Neltuma is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). It includes 43 species native to the Americas, which were previously placed in genus Prosopis . [2] The species range from the southwestern and central United States through Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America to southern Argentina and Uuguay. [1] Some species are known as mesquites.

Neltuma alpataco Prosopis alpataco013.jpg
Neltuma alpataco

Species

43 species are accepted: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Neltuma Raf. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. Hughes, Colin E.; Ringelberg, Jens; Lewis, G. P.; Catalano, Santiago (August 2022). "Disintegration of the genus Prosopis L. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade)". PhytoKeys (205). Pensoft Publishers: 147–189. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.205.75379 . PMC   9849005 . PMID   36762004.