Strombocarpa Cinerascens
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''Strombocarpa'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the pea family (
Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...
). This genus was previously classified as a section of genus ''
Prosopis ''Prosopis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. The current circumscription of the genus contains three species found in northern Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia. Previously it also contained around 40 species ...
''. It includes ten species, which are native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, or to southern South America from Peru through Bolivia and northern and central Chile to southern Argentina. Ten species are accepted: *''
Strombocarpa abbreviata ''Strombocarpa abbreviata'', commonly known as the algarrobillo espinoso, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. It was previously known as '' Prosopis abbreviata''. The species is endemic to Argentina and found in semi-ari ...
'' *'' Strombocarpa burkartii'' *'' Strombocarpa cinerascens'' *'' Strombocarpa ferox'' *'' Strombocarpa palmeri'' *''
Strombocarpa pubescens ''Strombocarpa pubescens'' (formerly ''Prosopis pubescens''), commonly known as screwbean mesquite, is a species of flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the southwestern United States (Texas, Arizona, New ...
'' *'' Strombocarpa reptans'' *''
Strombocarpa strombulifera '' Strombocarpa strombulifera'' (formerli ''Prosopis strombulifera'') is a species of mesquite or '' algarrobo'', a shrub in the legume family. It is known by the English common names Argentine screwbean and creeping screwbean and the Spanish ...
'' *'' Strombocarpa tamarugo'' *'' Strombocarpa torquata''


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{{taxonbar, from=Q87169248 Fabaceae genera Flora of the Americas Taxa named by Asa Gray Taxa named by George Engelmann Mimosoids Taxa described in 1845