Fabaceae
Mimosa

Mimosa bahamensis Benth.

First published in J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 408 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Honduras, Bahamas to Turks-Caicos Islands. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Belize, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Turks-Caicos Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • Correll, D.S. & Correll, H.B. (1982). Flora of the Bahama Archipelago: 1-1692. J.Cramer, Vaduz.
  • Goodwin, Z.A. & al. (2013). A checklist of the vascular plants of the lowland savannas of Belize, Central America. Phytotaxa 101: 1-119.
  • Nelson-Sutherland, C. (2010). Adiciones y Comentarios a la Flora de Honduras. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 51: 70-88.
  • Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (1946). Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany New Series 24(5): 1-502. Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • Correll, D.S. & Correll, H.B. (1982). Flora of the Bahama Archipelago: 1-1692. J.Cramer, Vaduz.
  • Nelson-Sutherland, C. (2010). Adiciones y Comentarios a la Flora de Honduras. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 51: 70-88.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Barneby, R. C. (1991). Mem. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 65. Sensitivae Censitae (Mimosa).
  • Correll, D. S. & Correll, H. B. (1982). Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. 1692pp J. Cramer
  • Standley, P. C. & Steyermark, J. A (1946). Fieldiana, Bot. 24(5) :1-425 Leguminosae

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2011 Nee, M.; Stha, D. [47181] Mexico K000966161 No
Aug 1, 2008 Hamilton, M.A. [14] Turks and Caicos Islands K:SPC-78061.000 No
Jan 1, 1993 Balam, F. [462] Mexico K000503765 No
Jan 1, 1993 Chan, C.; Puch, A. [6504] Mexico K000503760 No
Jan 1, 1990 Chan, C. [6940] Mexico K000503759 No
Jan 1, 1990 Chan, C. [3997] Mexico K000503761 No
Jan 1, 1986 Nee, M. [32433] Mexico K000503766 No
Jul 26, 1984 Rivera, R. [165] Mexico K000503762 No
Aug 1, 1981 Lot H., A. [2584] Mexico K000503769 No
Aug 1, 1981 Lot H., A. [2590] Mexico K000503768 No
Sep 20, 1968 Gaumer, G.F. [738] Mexico K000503755 No
Sep 20, 1968 Lundell, C.L. [825] Mexico K000503753 No
Sep 20, 1968 Gaumer, G.F. [23965] Mexico K000503754 No
Bahamas, The K000532844 Type Yes
Rico, L.; Campos, G. [1181] Mexico K000503764 No
Balam, F. [560] Mexico K000503758 No
Hughes, C.E. [487] Mexico K000503767 No
Simá, P. [2217] Mexico K000503756 No
Simá, P. [1905] Mexico K000503757 No
Mogensen, B. [1074] Mexico K000266636 No

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  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0