Fabaceae
Mimosa

Mimosa elliptica Benth.

First published in J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 400 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Bahia to São Paulo). It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast

Introduced into:

Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Morales, M., Ribas, O.S. & Fortunato, R.H. (2015). Increasing reports in Mimosa (Mimosoideae, Leguminosae) for the Brazilian flora. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 50: 221-233.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Morales, M., Ribas, O.S. & Fortunato, R.H. (2015). Increasing reports in Mimosa (Mimosoideae, Leguminosae) for the Brazilian flora. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 50: 221-233.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Brenan, J. P. M. (1959). Mimosoideae. In: Fl. Trop. East Africa. Hubbard & Milne-Redhead

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1995 Folli, D.A. [1642] Brazil K000864137 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Miers, J. [3303] Brazil K000864125 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Burchell, W.J. [1594] Brazil K000864124 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Mertens [916] Brazil K000864136 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Burchell, W.J. [803] Brazil K000864129 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 s.coll. [1373] Brazil K000864126 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Burchell, W.J. [1355] Brazil K000864128 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Tweedie [1216] Brazil K000864135 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Pohl [1374] Brazil K000864132 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Burchell, W.J. [1485] Brazil K000864133 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Burchell, W.J. [1215] Brazil K000864134 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Boaz [s.n.] Brazil K000864121 Yes
Apr 7, 1981 Winder, J.A. [54] Brazil K000864118 Yes
Sinclair, A. [s.n.] Colombia K000864122 Yes
Boog [s.n.] K000864119 Yes
s.coll. [1374] Brazil K000864131 Yes
Hassler, E. [8149] Paraguay K000864120 Yes
Schott [1373] Brazil K000864123 Yes
Riedel, L. [s.n.] Brazil K000864130 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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