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Neltuma glandulosa

(Torr.) Britton & Rose

Honey Mesquite

GNRUnranked Found in 15 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1353301

Element CodePDFAB3A0C0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusNeltuma

Synonyms

Prosopis glandulosaTorr.

Concept Reference

Hughes C.E., J.J. Ringelberg, G.P. Lewis, and S.A. Catalano. 2022. Disintegration of the genus Prosopis L. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade). In: Hughes C.E., L.P. de Queiroz, G.P. Lewis (Eds) Advances in Legume Systematics 14. Classification of Caesalpinioideae Part 1: New generic delimitations. PhytoKeys 205: 147-189. [https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.205.75379]

Taxonomic Comments

This record represents Neltuma glandulosa (=Prosopsis glandulosa) in the narrow sense not including Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana which is split out by Hughes et al. (2022) as the distinct species Neltuma odorata.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	S1	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Kansas	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (15)

Arizona (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Chiricahua	Coronado National Forest	76,876
Lower San Francisco	Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests	59,310
Whetstone	Coronado National Forest	20,728

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Antimony	Los Padres National Forest	40,911

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear Creek	Caribou-Targhee National Forest	118,582

New Mexico (8)

Area	Forest	Acres
Apache Kid Contiguous	Cibola National Forest	67,542
Candian River	Cibola National Forest	7,149
Capitan Mountains	Lincoln National Forest	14,069
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive Area	Gila National Forest	79,049
Devils Creek	Gila National Forest	89,916
Ortega Peak	Lincoln National Forest	11,545
San Jose	Cibola National Forest	16,950
West Face Sacramento Mountains	Lincoln National Forest	41,176

South Dakota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Indian Creek	Buffalo Gap National Grassland	24,666

Texas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Creek	National Forests in Texas	1,447

References (1)

Hughes C.E., J.J. Ringelberg, G.P. Lewis, and S.A. Catalano. 2022. Disintegration of the genus <i>Prosopis </i>L. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade). In: Hughes C.E., L.P. de Queiroz, G.P. Lewis (Eds) Advances in Legume Systematics 14. Classification of Caesalpinioideae Part 1: New generic delimitations. PhytoKeys 205: 147-189. [https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.205.75379]