Fabaceae
Mimosa
Mimosa sensitiva

Mimosa sensitiva var. sensitiva

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is S. Tropical America. It is a scrambling subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Forero, E. & Castellanos, C. (eds.) (2019). Estudios en Leguminosas Colombianas 3: 1-398. Academia Colombiana de ciencias exactas, físicas y naturales.

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 1995 Nascimento, M.S.B.; Alencar, M.E. [1074] Brazil K000091022 No
Jan 1, 1995 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000864317 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Harley, F.B.Souza., R.; Linington, S.; Baker, R. [6341] Brazil K000091019 No
Apr 1, 1988 Silva, F.C. [97] Brazil K000091003 Yes
Aug 24, 1987 Lewis, G.P. [1500] Brazil K000864319 Yes
Nov 1, 1986 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Harley, F.B.Souza., R.; Linington, S.; Baker, R. [6199] Brazil K000091017 No
Nov 1, 1986 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Harley, F.B.Souza., R.; Linington, S.; Baker, R. [6475] Brazil K000091016 No
Nov 1, 1986 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Harley, F.B.Souza., R.; Linington, S.; Baker, R. [6048] Brazil K000091018 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Lewis, G.P.; Silva, R.M.; Pirani, J.R.; Furlan, A.; Harley, R.M. [CFCR7492] Brazil K000091006 No
Jan 1, 1984 Irwin, H.S.; Harley, R.M.; Smith, G.L. [31107] Brazil K000091021 No
Jun 1, 1983 Irwin, H.S.; Harley, R.M.; Smith, G.L. [31107] Brazil K000091020 No
Mar 1, 1983 Lewis, G.P.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L. [936] Brazil K000091010 No
Aug 1, 1982 Orlandi, R.P. [442] Brazil K000091002 No
Aug 1, 1981 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21180] Brazil K000091014 No
Aug 1, 1981 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21180] Brazil K000091015 No
Dec 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [20134] Brazil K000091011 Yes
Dec 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19886] Brazil K000091012 No
Glaziou, A.F.M. [15779] Brazil K000864315 Yes
Ferreira, G.C.; Freitas, J.C. [544] Brazil K000864318 Yes
Pedra do Cavalo, G. [631] Brazil K000091005 No
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R.S. [15976] Brazil K000091013 No
Gardner, G. [981] Brazil K000091008 Yes
Sprague, T.A. [s.n.] Colombia K001473751 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [9599] Brazil K000864314 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [10021] Brazil K000864312 Yes
Pedra do Cavalo, G. [370] Brazil K000091004 No
Spruce, R. [263] Brazil K000864316 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [848] Brazil K000864311 Yes
Brazil K000091009 Yes
Brazil K000091023 Type Yes
Gardner, G. [s.n.] Brazil K000091007 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [848] Guyana K000864313 Yes

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