Neltuma

43; see text 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.

[2] The species range from the southwestern and central United States through Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America to southern Argentina and Uuguay.

[1] Some species are known as mesquites.

43 species are accepted:[1]

image of Neltuma alpataco
Neltuma alpataco