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Prosopis

The genus Prosopis is in the family Leguminosae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Prosopis

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Prosopis abbreviata Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis aculeata J.Koenig ex Roxb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis adstringens Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis affinis Spreng. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis africana (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis alba Griseb. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Prosopis alba griseb x p hassleri Harms Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Prosopis alpataco Phil. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis argentina Burkart Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis articulata S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis bonplandia Rojas Acosta Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis bonplandiana Spreng. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis burkartii O.Muniz Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis burkartii Munoz P. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Prosopis caldenia Burkart Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis calingastana Burkart Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis campestris Griseb. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis castellanosii Burkart Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis chilensis stutz x p alba Griseb. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis denudans Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Prosopis elata (Burkart) Burkart Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis elegans Spreng. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis elephantina (Burch.) E.Mey. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis elephantorrhiza Spreng. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis esquirolii H.Lév. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis faeculifera Desv. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F.Macbr. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis ferox Griseb. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis fiebrigii Harms Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis fischeri Taub. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis flexuosa DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis gillesii Macloskie Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis glandulosa Torr. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Prosopis globosa Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Prosopis hassleri Harms Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis heterophylla Benth. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis humilis Hook. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 2
Prosopis kirkii Oliv. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis koelziana Burkart Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis kuntzei Kuntze Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis laevigata (Willd.) M.C.Johnst. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis mayana R.A.Palacios Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis mezcalana R.A.Palacios Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis nigra Hieron. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis nuda Schinini Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Prosopis pallida (Willd.) Kunth Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis palmeri S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis pubescens Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis pugionata Burkart Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis reptans Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Prosopis rojasiana Burkart Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis rubriflora Hassl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis ruizlealii Burkart Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis ruscifolia Griseb. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis scandens (L.) Stokes Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis sericantha Hook. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis siliquosa St.-Lag. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis stephaniana (M. Bieb.) Kunth ex Spreng. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Prosopis strombulifera (Lam.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis tamarugo Phil. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis tamaruya Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis tamaulipana Burkart Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis torquata (Lag.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis velutina Wooton Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis vinalillo Stuck. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Prosopis × vinalillo Stuck. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Prosopis yaquiana R.A.Palacios Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 162 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Prosopis. Of these 47 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 35 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Prosopis. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 162 species names for the genus Prosopis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 47 29.0%
Synonym 91 56.2%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 24 14.8%

All names

The status of the 197 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Prosopis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 53 26.9%
Synonym 120 60.9%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 24 12.2%

A further 2 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 162 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Prosopis, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 44 76 0 0 120 74.1%
Medium confidence 3 15 0 0 18 11.1%
Low confidence 0 0 0 24 24 14.8%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Prosopis is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
ILDIS 44 76 0 0 2 120 74.1%
Tropicos 3 15 0 3 0 21 13.0%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 21 0 21 13.0%