Fabaceae

Prosopis L.

First published in Mant. Pl.: 10 (1767)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is N. Africa to Central Asia and India.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen

Introduced into:

Jawa

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Benth. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 30: 376 (1875).
  • —F.T.A. 2: 331

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Mant.: 10 (1767)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1998 Hughes, C.E. [526] Mexico K000562998 No
Feb 22, 1974 Palmer, E. [549] Mexico K000478628 No
Oct 1, 1971 Palmer, E. [245] Mexico K000478626 Yes
Hughes, C.E.; Styles, B. [164] Mexico K000563019 Yes
Wright, C. [1035] United States K000791009 Unknown Type Material Yes
Palacios, R. [2402] Mexico K000563022 Yes
Bigelow, J.M. [s.n.] United States K000791004 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hughes, C.E. [698] Mexico K000563021 Yes
Hughes, C.E. [689] Mexico K000563020 Yes
Eggers, H. [15413] Ecuador K000504800 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000791008 Unknown Type Material Yes
Soto Núñez, J.C.; Silva R., G. [4467] Mexico K000562999 No
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [13268] Bolivia K:SPC-57427.000 No
Loureiro, R.L. [158] Brazil K000849240 Yes
Loureiro, R.L. [157] Brazil K000849241 Yes
Parry, C.C. [302] K000791010 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [126] United States K000791007 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [13253] Bolivia K:SPC-57451.000 No
Wright, C. [156] United States K000791011 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fiebrig, K. [4239] Paraguay K000504844 Type Yes
Fiebrig, K. [5348] Paraguay K000504801 Type Yes
Hughes, C.E. [1147] Mexico K000562996 No
Nuttall [s.n.] United States K000791006 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0