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Neltuma (mesquite relative)

Neltuma is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). It includes 43 species native to the Americas, which were previously placed in genus Prosopis. The species range from the southwestern and central United States through Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America to southern Argentina and Uruguay. Along with related species in the genus Strombocarpa, some species are known as mesquites.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Neltuma glandulosa
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Prosopis
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Fabales