Fabaceae
Mimosa

Mimosa biuncifera Benth.

First published in Pl. Hartw.: 12 (1839)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Arizona to W. Texas and Mexico. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 11(1): 1-541. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Jordão, L., Grether, R. Borges, L. & Simon, M. (2022). Personal communication of Fabaceae, Mimosa. 1.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico. [Cited as Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera.]

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 11(1): 1-541. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.
  • Rebman, J.P., Gibson, J. & Rich, K. (2016). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Baja California, Mexico. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 45: 1-352.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1990 Hernández Magaña, R. [7898] Mexico K000478798 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Palmer, E. [594] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503618 No
Jan 1, 1995 Wynd, F.L. [711] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503616 No
Jan 1, 1995 Bourgeau, M. [91] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503617 No
Jan 1, 1991 Hartweg, K.T. [69] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000082095 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Hartweg [69] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000082094 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Emory, W.H.; Parry, C.C.; Bigelow, J.M.; Wright, C.; Schott, A. [328] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503619 No
Pringle, C.G. [6308] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503633 No
Gentry, H.S. [2308] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503622 No
Palmer, E. [294] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503641 No
Pringle, C.G. [367] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503635 No
Lindheimer, F. [383] United States Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000791080 Isolectotype Yes
Lyonnet, E. [5] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503628 No
Palmer, E. [267] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503639 No
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [215] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503613 No
Wynd, F.L.; Mueller, C.H. [13] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503623 No
Palmer, E. [117] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503615 No
Pringle, C.G. [8670] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503636 No
Schaffner, J.G. [623] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503611 No
Palmer, E. [328] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503638 No
Sousa, M.; Ramos, C.; Tellez, O.; Rico, L. [5972] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503609 No
Palmer, E. [41] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503642 No
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [214] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503612 No
Palmer, E. [295] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503637 No
Yen, C.; Estrada Castillón, A.E. [7143] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503631 No
Bourgeau, E. [89] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K001051579 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lindheimer, F. [383] United States Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000791079 Type Yes
Palmer, E. [292] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503640 No
Gentry, H.S. [2209] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503627 No
Wynd, F.L.; Mueller, C.H. [49] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503624 No
Pringle, C.G. [6199] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503610 No
Wynd, F.L.; Mueller, C.H. [301] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503620 No
Nelson, E.W. [4637] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503629 No
Palmer, E. [268] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503614 No
Gentry, H.S. [2301] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503621 No
Dwyer, J.D. [14077] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503632 No
Calzada, J.I.; Fabian [2479] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503630 No
Andrieux, G. [399] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503634 No
Wright, C. [161] United States Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000791078 Holotype Yes
Palmer, E. [293] Mexico Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera K000503643 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 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