Prosopis

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q133422
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Prosopis

Summary

Prosopis is a taxon[1]. Prosopis ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (514 views/month, #1,529 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Prosopis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Prosopis is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Prosopis is classified within Mimoseae[5].
  • Prosopis's scientific name is Prosopis[6].
  • Prosopis's Commons category is recorded as Prosopis[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Prosopis is Prosopis spicigera[8].
  • Prosopis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Prosopis[9].
  • Prosopis's Commons gallery is recorded as Prosopis[10].
  • Prosopis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 39[11].
  • Prosopis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9871[12].
  • Prosopis's this taxon is source of is recorded as mesquite[13].
  • Prosopis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mesquite'}[14].
  • Prosopis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mesquiten'}[15].
  • Prosopis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Meskitet'}[16].
  • Prosopis is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'muskietboom'}[17].
  • Prosopis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '牧豆树属'}[18].
  • Prosopis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '牧豆树属'}[19].
  • Prosopis is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'meskit'}[20].
  • Prosopis's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[21].
  • Prosopis's homonymous taxon is recorded as Prosopis[22].

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Classification

Prosopis's scientific name is Prosopis[6]. Prosopis is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Prosopis belongs to the parent taxon Mimoseae[5]. The taxonomic type of Prosopis is Prosopis spicigera[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mesquite'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mesquiten'}[15], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Meskitet'}[16], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'muskietboom'}[17], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '牧豆树属'}[18], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '牧豆树属'}[19].

Identifiers

Prosopis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 48060[23]. Prosopis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 35715[24]. Prosopis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 27835[25]. Prosopis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2970763[26]. Prosopis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 26878[27].

Why It Matters

Prosopis ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (514 views/month, #1,529 of 195,241).[2] Prosopis has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Prosopis is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny – The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny – The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 39. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 39
    Homonymous taxon Prosopis
    Taxon rank genus
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
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