Fabaceae
Mimosa
Mimosa distachya

Mimosa distachya var. laxiflora (Benth.) Barneby

First published in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65: 83 (1991)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Arizona (Pima County) to N. Mexico. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 11(1): 1-541. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1991 Coulter [s.n.] Mexico K000082088 Holotype Yes
Coulter [522] Mexico K000082089 Yes
Gentry, H.S. [4137] Mexico K000503570 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K000503569 Yes
Palmer, E. [169] Mexico K000503582 Yes
Palmer, E. [41] Mexico K000503571 Yes
Gentry, H.S. [2835] Mexico K000503574 Yes
Palmer, E. [41a] Mexico K000503572 Yes
Palmer, E. [149] Mexico K000503573 No
Gentry, H.S. [2343] Mexico K000503568 Yes

Sources

  • 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

  • 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