Genus Prosopis L.


Summary
Genus number:
9871
Last updated:
5 March 1999
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Common name(s):

mesquite
Accession count:

31 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Burghardt, A. D. & S. M. Espert. 2007. Phylogeny of Prosopis (Leguminosae) as shown by morphological and biochemical evidence. Austral. Syst. Bot. 20:332-339.
  2. Hughes, C. E. et al. 2022. Disintegration of the genus Prosopis L. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinoideae, mimosoid clade). PhytoKeys 205:147-189. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.205.75379.
  3. Lewis, G. et al., eds. 2005. Legumes of the world 172.
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/taxonomygenus?id=9871. Accessed 11 May 2026.