Fabaceae
Mimosa

Mimosa sensitiva L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 518 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a scrambling subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Paraguay, Venezuela

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Forero, E. & Castellanos, C. (eds.) (2019). Estudios en Leguminosas Colombianas 3: 1-398. Academia Colombiana de ciencias exactas, físicas y naturales.
  • 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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Morales, M. & Fortunato, R.H. (2013). Nuevas citas del género Mimosa (Mimosoideae, Leguminosae) para la flora del Paraguay. Candollea 68: 76-85.

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:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Morales, M. & Fortunato, R.H. (2013). Nuevas citas del género Mimosa (Mimosoideae, Leguminosae) para la flora del Paraguay. Candollea 68: 76-85.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • 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
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Barneby, R. C. (1991). Mem. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 65. Sensitivae Censitae (Mimosa).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2012 Andrade, K.; Freire, E.; Campelo, M.J.; Hora, M.J. [300] Brazil K000864308 Yes
Jul 1, 2012 Andrade, K.; Freire, E.; Campelo, M.J.; Hora, M.J. [300] Brazil K000864309 Yes
Jul 17, 2006 Wood, J.R.I.; Haigh, A. [21898] Bolivia K001473749 Yes
Nov 1, 1995 Nascimento, M.S.B.; Alencar, M.E. [1059] Brazil K000091126 No
Oct 1, 1995 Nascimento, M.S.B.; Alencar, M.E. [1074] Brazil K000091143 Yes
Oct 1, 1995 Nascimento, M.S.B.; Alencar, M.E. [1074] Brazil K000091144 Yes
Apr 1, 1995 Carvalho, A.M.; Amorim, A.M.; Sant'Ana, S.C. [4274] Brazil K000091189 No
Apr 1, 1995 Carvalho, A.M.; Saundres, J. [2792] Brazil K000091192 No
Jan 1, 1993 Queiroz, L.P.; Nascimento, N.S. [3318] Brazil K000091183 No
Sep 1, 1992 Agra, M.F.; Gois, G. [1220] Brazil K000091025 Yes
Sep 1, 1992 Agra, M.F.; Gois, G. [1220] Brazil K000091024 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Queiroz, L.P. [2612] Brazil K000091026 No
Aug 10, 1989 Leoni, L.S.; Leoni, A.M. [670] Brazil K000864310 Yes
Feb 1, 1983 Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [772] Brazil K000091027 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Bommer, D.F.R. [12] Brazil K000864306 Yes
Barclay; Sinclair [s.n.] Mexico K000503877 Yes
Blanchet [s.n.] Brazil K000864307 Yes
South America K001473748 Yes
Bolivia, Venezuela K001473749 Yes
Bolivia, Venezuela K001473750 Yes
n/a K001473751 Yes

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

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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