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Table 1 Scientific name, common name, family and biological form of the registered species

From: Composition, structure and diversity of a mesquite in Pesquería (Northeastern Mexico)

Scientific Name

Common Name

Family

Biological Form

Acacia amentacea DC.

Gavia

Fabaceae

Shrub

Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

Huizache

Fabaceae

Shrub

Acacia schaffneri (S. Watson) F.J. Herm.

Huizache chino

Fabaceae

Shrub

Celtis pallida Torr.

Granjeno

Cannabaceae

Shrub

Cordia boissieri A. DC.

Anacahuita

Boraginaceae

Shrub

Diospyros palmeri Eastw.

Chapote blanco

Ebenaceae

Tree

Ebenopsis ebano (Berland.) Barneby & J.W. Grimes

Ébano

Fabaceae

Tree

Forestiera angustifolia Torr.

Panalero

Oleaceae

Shrub

Guaiacum angustifolium Engelm.

Guayacán

Zygophyllaceae

Shrub

Havardia pallens (Benth.) Britton & Rose

Tenaza

Fabaceae

Shrub

Parkinsonia texana (A. Gray) S. Watson

Palo verde

Fabaceae

Tree

Prosopis glandulosa Torr.

Mezquite

Fabaceae

Tree

Sideroxylon celastrinum (Kunth) T.D. Penn.

Coma

Sapotaceae

Tree

Zanthoxylum fagara (L.) Sarg.

Colima

Rutaceae

Shrub