Prosopis laevigata
(Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) M. C. Johnst.
Smooth mesquite
FabaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The pulp of the seed pods is eaten as food.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Andes, Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, North America, Peru, South America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela
How to Identify
A tropical legume tree that produces elongated pods. Prosopis laevigata is also known as smooth mesquite.
Notes
Also as Mimosaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Chucata, Mezquite, Tziritzecua, Utuh
Acacia laevigata Hunb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.Algarobia dulcis (Kunth) Benth.Mimosa laevigata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir.Neltuma attentuata Britton & Rose
Prosopis dulcis Kunth
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