Taxon:  Neltuma affinis (Spreng.) C. E. Hughes & G. P. Lewis



Summary
Genus:
Neltuma
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
506376
Place of publication:
PhytoKeys 205:171.  2022
Verified:
04/05/2023 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Prosopis affinis Spreng.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Prosopis algarobilla Griseb.
Prosopis algarobilla Griseb. var. algarobilla
Prosopis nandubey Lorentz ex Griseb.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:488-491. Note: as Prosopis affinis
  2. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource). Note: as Prosopis affinis (accessed 5 April 2023)
  3. Hughes, C. E. et al. 2022. Disintegration of the genus Prosopis L. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade). PhytoKeys 205:147-189. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.205.75379.
  4. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  5. Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
  6. Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia Note: as Prosopis affinis
  7. National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future Note: as Prosopis affinis
  8. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Note: forage crop
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:488-491. Note: as Prosopis affinis
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:488-491. Note: as Prosopis affinis
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCórdoba Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:488-491. Note: as Prosopis affinis
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:488-491. Note: as Prosopis affinis
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Ríos Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:488-491. Note: as Prosopis affinis
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFormosa Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:488-491. Note: as Prosopis affinis
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:488-491. Note: as Prosopis affinis
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSantiago del Estero Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:488-491. Note: as Prosopis affinis
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayAlto Paraguay Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayArtigas Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayMontevideo Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaCochabamba Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaTarija Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Rio Grande do Sul]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Tarija]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero], Paraguay [Alto Paraguay], Uruguay [Artigas, Montevideo]

Reference(s)
  1. Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:488-491. Note: as Prosopis affinis
  2. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  3. Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodderpotentialNational Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future Note: as Prosopis affinis
Environmentalshade/shelter National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future Note: as Prosopis affinis
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=506376. Accessed 17 April 2026.