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Classification

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Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Genus Prosopis L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants

Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants

Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants

Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons

Subclass Rosidae

Order Fabales

Family Fabaceae – Pea family

Genus Prosopis L. – mesquite P

Contains 35 Species and 13 accepted taxa overall

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Species Prosopis africana (Guill., Perr. & A. Rich.) Taubert – African mesquite P

Species Prosopis alba Griseb. – algarrobo blanco P

Species Prosopis alpataco Phil. P

Species Prosopis argentina Burkart P

Species Prosopis burkartii Muñoz P

Species Prosopis caldenia Burkart P

Species Prosopis calingastana Burkart – cusqui P

Species Prosopis campestris Griseb. P

Species Prosopis castellanosii Burkart P

Species Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz – algarrobo P

Species Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce – jand P

Species Prosopis denudans Benth. P

Species Prosopis elata (Burkart) Burkart P

Species Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F. Macbr. – Syrian mesquite P

Species Prosopis ferox Griseb. P

Species Prosopis fiebrigii Harms P

Species Prosopis glandulosa Torr. – honey mesquite P

Variety Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. glandulosa – honey mesquite P

Variety Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. prostrata Burkart – honey mesquite P

Variety Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana (L.D. Benson) M.C. Johnst. – western honey mesquite P

Species Prosopis hassleri Harms ex Hassler P

Species Prosopis humilis Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. P

Species Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. – mesquite P

Species Prosopis kuntzei Harms ex Hassler P

Species Prosopis laevigata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) M.C. Johnst. – smooth mesquite P

Species Prosopis nigra Griseb. ex Hieron. – algarrobo negro P

Species Prosopis pallida (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Kunth – kiawe P

Species Prosopis palmeri S. Watson P

Species Prosopis pubescens Benth. – screwbean mesquite P

Species Prosopis reptans Benth. – tornillo P

Variety Prosopis reptans Benth. var. cinerascens (A. Gray) Burkart – tornillo P

Species Prosopis rojasiana Burkart P

Species Prosopis ruizlealii Burkart P

Species Prosopis ruscifolia Griseb. P

Species Prosopis sericantha Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. P

Species Prosopis strombulifera (Lam.) Benth. – Argentine screwbean P

Species Prosopis tamarugo F. Philippi – tamarugo P

Species Prosopis torquata DC. P

Species Prosopis velutina Woot. – velvet mesquite P

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