Prosopis affinis Spreng. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Prosopis affinis Spreng. (Prosopis affinis Spreng.)
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Prosopis affinis Spreng.

Prosopis affinis Spreng.

Neltuma affinis (formerly Prosopis affinis) is a threatened flowering fabaceae tree native to parts of South America.

Family
Genus
Prosopis
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Prosopis affinis Spreng.

Neltuma affinis, previously classified under the scientific name Prosopis affinis Spreng., is a species of flowering tree belonging to the Fabaceae plant family. This tree is native to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its common names are algarrobillo, espinillo, ibopé-morotí, and ñandubay. The species is currently threatened by habitat loss, and it is a known honey plant.

Photo: (c) Leonel Roget, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Leonel Roget · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Prosopis

More from Fabaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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