Prosopidastrum

Prosopidastrum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes seven species of shrubs native to the subtropical Americas, with six species native to Bolivia and Argentina, and one (Prosopidastrum mexicanum) native to Baja California. They grow in subtropical xerophytic bushland, thicket, grassland, and semi-desert.^[1] It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.^[2]

• Prosopidastrum angusticarpum R.A.Palacios & Hoc
• Prosopidastrum benthamii (Chodat & Wilczek) R.A.Palacios & Hoc
• Prosopidastrum dehiscens R.A.Palacios & Hoc
• Prosopidastrum globosum (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Burkart
• Prosopidastrum gracile R.A.Palacios & Hoc
• Prosopidastrum mexicanum (Dressler) Burkart
• Prosopidastrum striatum (Benth.) R.A.Palacios & Hoc

Prosopidastrum
Prosopidastrum globosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Prosopidastrum Burkart (1964)
Species[1]
7; see text