Does Ixora or Mesquite have more species?
Mesquite Mesquite is the common name for the genus "Prosopis", containing over 40 species of small leguminous trees. They are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico (even the creeping mesquite, which is invasive in southern California).
Mesquite, California Mesquite is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California. It is located on the Union Pacific (formerly Southern Pacific) railroad 3 mi northwest of Glamis, at an elevation of 299 feet (91 m). It lends its name to the nearby Mesquite Mine.