Species details

Accepted scientific name:

Prosopis glandulosa Torr. (accepted name)

Synonyms:

Algarobia glandulosa (Torr.)Cooper (synonym)

Neltuma constricta (Sarg.)Britton & Rose (synonym)

Neltuma glandulosa (Torr.)Britton & Rose (synonym)

Neltuma neomexicana Britton & Rose (synonym)

Prosopis chilensis sensu auct. (misapplied name)

Prosopis chilensis var. glandulosa (Torr.)Standl. (synonym)

Prosopis juliflora sensu auct. (misapplied name)

Prosopis juliflora var. constricta Sarg. (synonym)

Prosopis juliflora var. glandulosa (Torr.)Cockerell (synonym)

Infraspecies:

Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa Torr.

Prosopis glandulosa var. prostrata Burkart

Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (L.D.Benson)M.C.Johnst.

Common names:

Mesquite

Honey Mesquite

Algaroba

Texas mesquite English

Mesquite-Busch German

Classification:

Plantae

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Phylum Magnoliophyta

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Class Magnoliopsida

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Order Fabales

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Family Fabaceae

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Genus Prosopis

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Distribution:

Australia (introduced); Botswana (introduced); Cuba (introduced); Djibouti (introduced); Ethiopia (introduced); India (introduced); Iran (introduced); Iraq (introduced); Kenya (introduced); Libya (introduced); Mali (introduced); Mauritania (introduced); Mexico(North & Central) (native); Myanmar (introduced); Namibia-ISO (introduced); Niger (introduced); Nigeria (introduced); Pakistan (introduced); Puerto Rico (introduced); Somalia (introduced); South Yemen (introduced); Sudan (introduced); Tanzania (introduced); Uganda (introduced); United States (native)

Additional data:

Climbing: Not climbing, Conservation Status: Not Threatened, Habit: Shrub, Habit: Tree, Lifespan: Perennial

Source database:

ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 10.01, May 2007

Latest taxonomic scrutiny:

Online resource:

http://www.ildis.org/...


CoL taxon LSID:

urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e17c860a-29c1-102b-9a4a-00304854f820:ac2008


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