Fabaceae
Neltuma

Neltuma laevigata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Britton & Rose

First published in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 23: 187 (1928)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Introduced into:

Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215. [Cited as Prosopis laevigata.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 11(1): 1-541. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Gutiérrez, J. & Solano, E. (2014). Afinidades florísticas y fitogeográficas de la vegetación del municipio de San José Iturbide, Guanajuato, México. Acta Botanica Mexicana 107: 27-65. Instituto de Ecología A.C.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1957 Palmer, E. [122] Mexico Prosopis dulcis K000478637 Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Palmer, E. [229] Mexico Prosopis dulcis K000478636 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Hughes, C.E. [554] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000562995 No
Jan 1, 1988 Hughes, C.E. [661] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000562997 No
Feb 22, 1974 Palmer, E. [400] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000478627 No
Jan 1, 1974 Hinton, G.B. [5471] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000118124 No
Jan 1, 1974 Hinton, G.B. [3803] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000118121 No
Jan 1, 1974 Hinton, G.B. [7813] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000118122 No
Jan 1, 1974 Hinton, G.B. [5471] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000118123 No
Vaca, I.; Vargas-Perez, Andira [213] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000563010 No
Hughes, C.E.; Harris, S.A.; Atkinson, R. [1642] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000563012 No
Vaca, I.; Vargas-Perez, Andira [263] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000563009 No
Hughes, C.E.; Harris, S.A.; Atkinson, R. [1619] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000563011 No
Hughes, C.E.; Bailey, C.D.; Forrest, R.; Ochoterena, H. [2058] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000563004 No
Magaña, K.Y.V. [KVM 47] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K001639711 Yes
Chiang, F. [414] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000562994 No
Hughes, C.E. [947] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000563008 No
Hughes, C.E. [926] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000563007 No
Hughes, C.E.; Bailey, C.D.; Forrest, R.; Ochoterena, H. [2151] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000563005 No
Hughes, C.E. [891] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000563006 No
Soto Núñez, J.C.; Cortés, A.L. [2467] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000563000 No
Calzada, J.I.; Flores, M.P. [22982] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000563013 No
Hughes, C.E. [1147] Mexico Prosopis laevigata K000563001 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images