Neltuma

Neltuma
Neltuma alpataco
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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)
  • Mitostax Raf. (1838)

Neltuma is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). It includes 43 species native to the Americas. 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, along with members of the closely related Prosopis, are known as mesquites.

Species

43 species are accepted:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Neltuma Raf. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 August 2023.