Fabaceae
Mimosa

Mimosa polyantha Benth.

First published in J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 410 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico, Colombia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (ed.) (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2001 Brummitt, R.K.; Gama, S.; Calzada, J.I. [20108] Mexico K000503543 No
Jan 1, 2001 Brummitt, R.K.; Gama, S.; Calzada, J.I. [20109] Mexico K000503542 No
Jan 1, 1997 Martínez Salas, E.M.; Aguilar, J.M.; Ortíz, C.G. [3995] Mexico K000503544 No
Jan 1, 1996 Vaca, I.; Vargas-Perez, Andira [131] Mexico K000503549 No
Jan 1, 1995 Hinton, G.B. [6298] Mexico K000117678 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Conzatti, C. [2048] Mexico K000478796 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Tenorio L., P.; Romero de T., C.; Ramamoorthy, T.P. [6284] Mexico K000503562 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Ladd O., M.; Soto Núñez, J.C.; Ramos, C.H. [94] Mexico K000503553 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [3957] Mexico K000117679 Yes
Dorado R., O.R. [859] Mexico K000503554 Yes
Pringle [635] Mexico K000478115 Unknown Type Material Yes
Soto Núñez, J.C.; Silva R., G. [1781] Mexico K000503560 Yes
Bustamente, L.; Terán, F.; Vázquez, S. [420] Mexico K000503546 No
Hinton, G.B. [8516] Mexico K000117682 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [11979] Mexico K000117684 Yes
Pringle [8408] Mexico K000082086 Isotype Yes
Sousa, M.; Tellez, O. [6139] Mexico K000503540 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [6940] Mexico K000117677 Yes
Soto Núñez, J.C.; Ramos T., D. [1121] Mexico K000503558 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [9766] Mexico K000503548 No
Soto Núñez, J.C.; Ramos T., D. [1125] Mexico K000503557 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [8525] Mexico K000117689 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [3957] Mexico K000117680 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [11979] Mexico K000117685 Yes
Pringle [8377] Mexico K000082087 Isotype Yes
Hinton, G.B. [6131] Mexico K000117676 No
Hinton, G.B. [4299] Mexico K000117687 Yes
Sousa, M.; Ramos, C.; Tellez, O.; Rico, L. [5794] Mexico K000503551 Yes
Soto Núñez, J.C.; Ramos, D. [1136] Mexico K000503559 Yes
Gonzalez Ortega, J. [421] Mexico K000503547 No
Hinton, G.B. [5884] Mexico K000117681 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [4299] Mexico K000117688 Yes
Pringle [8406] Mexico K000082085 Isotype Yes
Ladd O., M.; Soto Núñez, J.C.; Ramos, C.H. [145] Mexico K000503556 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [7862] Mexico K000117683 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [5793] Mexico K000117675 No
Sousa, M.; Ramos, C.; Tellez, O.; Rico, L. [5799] Mexico K000503552 Yes
Dorado R., O.R. [309] Mexico K000503555 Yes
Soto Nuñez, J.C. [8709] Mexico K000503561 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [7874] Mexico K000117686 Yes
Andrieux, G. [397] Mexico K000082084 Holotype Yes
Hinton, G.B. [778] Mexico K000117674 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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