Taxon:  Neltuma flexuosa (DC.) C. E. Hughes & G. P. Lewis



Summary
Genus:
Neltuma
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
506421
Place of publication:
PhytoKeys 205:176.  2022
Verified:
04/08/2023 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (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 flexuosa DC.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:512-514. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
  2. 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.
  3. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  4. Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
  5. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:512-514. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCatamarca Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:512-514. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChubut Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCórdoba Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:512-514. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Pampa Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:512-514. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Rioja Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:512-514. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMendoza Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:512-514. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaNeuquén Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRío Negro Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:512-514. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Juan Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:512-514. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Luis Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:512-514. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucumán Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:512-514. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileAtacama Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:512-514. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileCoquimbo Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:512-514. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaLa Paz Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
Native
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [La Paz, Santa Cruz]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chubut, Córdoba, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Tucumán], Chile [Atacama, Coquimbo]

Reference(s)
  1. Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:512-514. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
  2. Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
  3. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: as Prosopis flexuosa
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=506421. Accessed 12 May 2026.