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Taxon:
Prosopis glandulosa
Torr.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Prosopis
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
310684
Place of publication:
Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2:192. 1827 (Acct. pl. Rocky Mts.)
Verified:
10/28/1988
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1
(
1
active,
1
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Prosopis glandulosa
Torr. var.
glandulosa
(0 active accession[s])
Prosopis glandulosa
Torr. var.
torreyana
(L. D. Benson) M. C. Johnst.
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
Burkart, A.
1976. A monograph of the genus
Prosopis
(Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:514.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston.
1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Cronquist, A. et al.
1972-. Intermountain flora.
Fagg, C. W. & J. L. Stewart.
1994. The value of
Acacia
and
Prosopis
in arid and semi-arid environments. J. Arid Environm. 27:9.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Prosopis+glandulosa&quantity=1
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Lock, J. M.
1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
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.
National Academy of Sciences.
1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson.
1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Welsh, S. L. et al.
1987. A Utah flora. Great Basin Naturalist Mem. 9.
Wiggins, I. L.
1980. Flora of Baja California.
2018. Oklahoma vascular plant database
URL:
http://www.oklahomaplantdatabase.org/
Common names
English
honey mesquite –
Reference(s)
Spanish
mesquite –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Kansas
s.w.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Oklahoma
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Baja
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Chihuahua
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Coahuila de Zaragoza
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Nuevo León
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Sonora
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Tamaulipas
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
New Mexico
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Yucatán
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Arizona
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
California
s.
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Nevada
s.
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Utah
s.w.
4
Naturalized
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
4
Naturalized
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
4
Naturalized
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Djibouti
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northern Africa
Libya
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Eastern Cape
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Free State
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Northern Cape
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
North-West
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Western Cape
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mauritania
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
4
Naturalized
Southern America
South America
tropical
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
[Free State, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape, North-West]
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
Southern America
REGION:
South America
(tropical)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
forage
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Animal food
forage
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
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.
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Weed
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Weed
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Name
References