Taxon: Neltuma glandulosa (Torr.) Britton & Rose

Summary

Genus:

Neltuma

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Mimoseae

Nomen number:

506404

Place of publication:

N. Amer. fl. 23:186. 1928

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28528444

Verified:

04/07/2023 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

5 (5 active, 5 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Neltuma glandulosa (Torr.) Britton & Rose var. glandulosa (0 active accession[s])
Neltuma glandulosa (Torr.) Britton & Rose var. prostrata (Burkart) C. E. Hughes & G. P. Lewis (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Prosopis glandulosa Torr.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Ansley, R. J. et al. 2010. Structural biomass partitioning in regrowth and undisturbed mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa): implications for bioenergy uses. GCB Bioenergy 2:26-36. DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2010.01036.x. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:514-517. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
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.
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
Park, S. C. et al. . 2012. Delivered biomass costs of honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) for bioenergy uses in the South Central USA. BioEnergy Res. 5:989-1001. DOI: 10.1007/s12155-012-9214-2. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds Note: as Prosopis glandulosa

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas	s.w.	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:514-517. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California	s.	Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada	s.	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah	s.w.	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
4	Naturalized	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
4	Naturalized	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
4	Naturalized	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
4	Naturalized	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Djibouti			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
4	Naturalized	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
4	Naturalized	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
4	Naturalized	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
4	Naturalized	Africa	Northern Africa	Libya			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	Botswana			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Eastern Cape		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Free State		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Northern Cape		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	North-West		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Western Cape		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
4	Naturalized	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Mali			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
4	Naturalized	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Mauritania			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
4	Naturalized	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Niger			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
4	Naturalized	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia			Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
4	Naturalized	Southern America		South America		tropical	Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas (s.w.), Oklahoma]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California (s.), Nevada (s.), Utah (s.w.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja, Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Nuevo León, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Naturalized
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Libya
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa [Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, North-West, Western Cape]

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia

Southern America

REGION: South America (tropical)

Reference(s)

Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:514-517. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	forage		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
Animal food	forage		Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
Bee plants	honey production		Fagg, C. W. & J. L. Stewart. 1994. The value of Acacia and Prosopis in arid and semi-arid environments. J. Arid Environm. 27:9. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
Fuels	biomass for energy generation	potential, for biogas	Ansley, R. J. et al. 2010. Structural biomass partitioning in regrowth and undisturbed mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa): implications for bioenergy uses. GCB Bioenergy 2:26-36. DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2010.01036.x. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
Materials	gum/resin		Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:514-517. Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
Weed			Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds Note: as Prosopis glandulosa
Weed			Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: as Prosopis glandulosa

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=506404. Accessed 12 May 2026.