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. The species range from the southwestern and central United States through Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America to southern Argentina and Uruguay. Along with related species in the genus Strombocarpa, some species are known as mesquites. thumb|right|alt=image of Neltuma alpataco|Neltuma alpataco
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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. The species range from the southwestern and central United States through Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America to southern Argentina and Uruguay. Along with related species in the genus Strombocarpa, some species are known as mesquites. thumb|right|alt=image of Neltuma alpataco|Neltuma alpataco
==Species== 43 species are accepted: Neltuma affinis Neltuma alba Neltuma alpataco Neltuma andicola Neltuma argentina Neltuma articulata Neltuma caldenia Neltuma calderensis Neltuma calingastana Neltuma campestris Neltuma castellanosii Neltuma chilensis Neltuma denudans Neltuma elata Neltuma fiebrigii Neltuma flexuosa Neltuma glandulosa Neltuma hassleri Neltuma humilis Neltuma juliflora Neltuma kuntzei Neltuma laevigata Neltuma limensis Neltuma mantaroensis Neltuma mayana Neltuma mezcalana Neltuma nigra Neltuma nuda Neltuma odorata Neltuma pallida Neltuma palmeri Neltuma peruviana Neltuma piurensis Neltuma pugionata Neltuma purpurea Neltuma rojasiana Neltuma rubriflora Neltuma ruizlealii Neltuma ruscifolia Neltuma sericantha Neltuma tupayachensis Neltuma velutina Neltuma × vinalillo Neltuma yaquiana
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