Neltuma laevigata
Species of legume
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Neltuma laevigata (formerly Prosopis laevigata[4]), commonly known as smooth mesquite, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to Mexico and Texas.[1][2][5][3] In Mexico, the species is found in the nation's the central highlands, the lowlands of southern Tamaulipas, and in parts of Oaxaca, Morelos, Puebla, and Chiapas. It grows on a variety of sites on hillslides, in depressions, and along floodplains.[6] It has been spotted growing in the Middle East as well.[citation needed]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Neltuma |
| Species: | N. laevigata |
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It is a known plant to the Aztecs recorded in the Libellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis (as the quetzalmizquitl "precious mesquite").[4]
