Bentham, G. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (December 1841), Notes on Mimoseae with a short synopsis of species. The Journal of Botany 4(31): 350 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Lima, Mathews, Cuming, n. 974."

Pedley, L. (1 December 1977), Notes on Leguminosae. I. Austrobaileya 1(1): 32 [secondary reference]

Whibley, D.J.E. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Mimosaceae (Neptunia, Prosopis). Flora of Central Australia: 115 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 51 [secondary reference]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Mesquite [n/a] common name: Algaroba [n/a]

Perry, G. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Appendix: Prosopis. Flora of Australia 12: 193 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Lima, Peru, 1831, H.Cuming 974; lecto: (here chosen) K; isolecto: GH, K..."

Perry, G. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Prosopis. Flora of Australia 12: 8 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Prosopis pallida (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Kunth legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Prosopis pallida (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Kunth legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Prosopis pallida (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Kunth legitimate

Hughes, C.E., Ringelberg, J.J., Lewis, G.P. & Catalano, S.A. (22 August 2022), Disintegration of the genus Prosopis L. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade). Phytokeys 205: 180 [secondary reference]

• Type: "PERU. Lima, H. Cuming 974 (lectotype... isolectotypes: BM [BM000952294], E [E00319916, E00319926], GH [GH00063865], K [K000821140], US)."

Hughes, C.E., Ringelberg, J.J., Lewis, G.P. & Catalano, S.A. (22 August 2022), Disintegration of the genus Prosopis L. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade). Phytokeys 205: 180 [basionym]

basionym of: Neltuma limensis (Benth.) C.E.Hughes & G.P.Lewis legitimate

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