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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

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

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

	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:

	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: