Prosopis laevigata

Prosopis laevigata

Prosopis laevigata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Mimoseae
Genus: Prosopis
Species: Prosopis laevigata

Name

Prosopis laevigata (Bonpl. ex Willd.) M.C.Johnst., 1962

Synonyms

• Acacia laevigata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
• Acacia tortuosa Billb. ex Beurl.
• Mimosa rotundata Sessé & Moc.
• Neltuma laevigata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Britton & Rose
• Neltuma michoacana Britton & Rose
• Prosopis dulcis Kunth

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Regional: Southern Central USA Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Johnston, M.C., 1962. Brittonia; a Series of Botanical Papers. New York, NY 14:78.

Additional references

• Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
• Gutiérrez, J. & Solano, E. (2014). Afinidades florísticas y fitogeográficas de la vegetación del municipio de San José Iturbide, Guanajuato, México Acta Botanica Mexicana 107: 27-65. Instituto de Ecología A.C.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Prosopis laevigata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Prosopis laevigata. Published online. Accessed: Jun 22 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Prosopis laevigata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Prosopis laevigata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Prosopis laevigata. Accessed: 22 Jun 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Prosopis laevigata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22.

Vernacular names

English: Smooth mesquite

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