Mimosa quadrivalvis

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Subfamily Mimosoideae

Mostly trees or shrubs . Leaves mostly bipinnate. Corolla usually not showy, actinomorphic , sympetalous , the lobes valvate . Stamens 10-numerous, often monadelphous , showy. Pollen released in monads , tetrads , or polyads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) present. [Carr]

Genus Mimosa

Trees shrubs or herbs, mostly armed ; leaves bipinnate; secondary rachides mostly 2-stipellate. Inflorescence globose head or cylindric spike. Flowers small, sessile 6-3-merous. Calyx usually minute. Petals more or less connate . Stamens double the number of petals or equal, free , often twice as long as the corol¬la; anthers small, eglandular . Ovary usually sessile, 2 or more ovuled; style fill form. Fruit oblong or linear , usually plano-compressed, valves 2, separating from the persistent margins . Seeds ovate or orbicular , flat.

A genus with about 600 species, mostly from tropics and subtropics.[1]

Physical Description

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 20-30' apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.8

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Leptoglottis quadrivalvis (L.)britton & Rose • Schrankia quadrivalvis (L.) Merr. • Schrankia quadrivalvis (L.)merr.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Climbing : Climbing, Conservation Status: Not Threatened, Habit: Herb, Habit: Shrub , Lifespan: Perennial

Similar Species

Members of the genus Mimosa

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 41 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

M. aculeaticarpa (Cat's-Claw Mimosa) · M. albida (Zarza) · M. arenosa (Elegant Mimosa) · M. asperata (Black Mimosa) · M. bahamensis (Bahama Mimosa) · M. borealis (Catclaw Mimosa) · M. caesalpiniifolia (Jupinuan) · M. casta (Graceful Mimosa) · M. ceratonia (Black Ambret) · M. diplotricha (Giant False Sensitive Plant) · M. diplotricha var. inermis (Giant Sensitive-Plant) · M. dysocarpa (Velvetpod Mimosa) · M. emoryana (Emory's Mimosa) · M. grahamii (Graham's Mimosa) · M. hystricina (Porcupine Mimosa) · M. invisa (Giant False Sensitive Plant) · M. latidens (Kairn's Sensitive-Briar) · M. laxiflora (Arizona Mimosa) · M. macracantha (Long-Spined Acacia) · M. malacophylla (Soft-Leaf Mimosa) · M. nuttallii (Catclaw Sensitivebriar) · M. pellita (Lollipop Mimosa) · M. pigra (Amourette) · M. pigra var. pigra (Thorny Sensitive-Plant) · M. pudica (Cierra Tus Puertas) · M. pudica var. hispida (Sensitive Plant) · M. pudica var. pudica (Shameplant) · M. pudica var. setosa (Sensitive-Plant) · M. pudica var. tetrandra (Sensitive-Plant) · M. pudica var. unijuga (Shameplant) · M. quadrivalvis (Cats Claw) · M. quadrivalvis var. floridana (Catclaw Sensitivebriar) · M. quadrivalvis var. hystricina (Bristly Sensitive-Brier) · M. rupertiana (Eastern Sensitive Plant) · M. scabrella (Abaracaatinga) · M. schomburgkii (Schomburgk's Mimosa) · M. somnians (Dormideira) · M. strigillosa (Herbaceous Mimosa) · M. tenuiflora (Cabrera) · M. turneri (Desert Mimosa) · M. verrucosa (Jurema Branca)

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Further Reading

• A complete dictionary of practical gardening: comprehending all the modern improvements in the art: whether in the raising of the various esculent vegetables, or in the forcing and managing of different sorts of fruits and plants, and that of la by Alexander McDonald. .. London: Printed for George Kearsley. .. by R. Taylor. .., 1807. url .
• A general history of the dichlamydeous plants, comprising complete descriptions of the different orders; together with the characters of the genera and species, and an enumeration of the cultivated varieties. .. the scientific names accentuated, t By George Don. London, J.G. and F. Rivington [etc.]1831-38. url p. 397.
• A general system of gardening and botany. Founded upon Miller's Gardener's dictionary, and arranged according to the natural system. By George Don. London, Printed for C. J. G. and F. Rivington, 1831-38. url p. 397.
• An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants, Manila, Bureau of Printing, 1922-26. url p. 250.
• Botanical publications of E.D. Merrill. [New York, etc., 1899- url p. 250.
• Britton, N. L. (ed.). North American flora. [New York]New York Botanical Garden. url p. 143.
• Check-list of the species of fishes known from the Philippine Archipelago, Manila, Bureau of printing, 1910. url p. 167, p. 34.
• Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 51 2005 Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1890- url p. 298, p. 452.
• English cyclopaedia, a new dictionary of universal knowledge, conducted by Charles Knight. London, Bradbury, 1854-61. url .
• Flora Malesiana. general editor, C.G.G.J. van Steenis. Djakarta: Noordhoff-Kolff, 1950- url p. 205.
• Journal of botany, British and foreign. London: Robert Hardwicke, 1863-1942. url p. 226.
• New flora and botany of North America, or, A supplemental flora, additional to all the botanical works on North America and the United States. Containing 1000 new or revised species. By C.S. Rafinesque. .. In four parts. I. Lexicon and monographs. II. Neophyton, etc. III. New sylva, etc. IV. Neobotanon, etc.--with introductions, sketches, notes, indexes, &c. Philadelphia[Printed for the author and publisher]1836. url p. 43.
• Novon a journal of botanical nomenclature from the Missouri Botanical Garden. 10 2000 St. Louis, MO: Missouri Botanical Garden, url p. 34, p. 35.
• Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences, url p. 34.
• Phytologia. Bronx Park, New York, H.A. Gleason and H.N. Moldenke, url p. 421.
• Principles of scientific botany, or, Botany as an inductive science by Dr. J.M. Schleiden. .. translated by Edwin Lankester. .. London: Printed for Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1849 url p. 552.
• The Philippine journal of science. 5 1910 Manila. url p. 30.
• The new botanic garden, illustrated with one hundred and thirty-three plants, engraved by Sansom, from the original pictures, and coloured with the greatest exactness from drawings by Sydenham Edwards... 1812 London, J. Stockdale, 1812. url p. 292.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• ILDIS World Database of Legumes. Release date: May 1, 2007
• Nghia, N.H. 1998. Dalbergia entadoides. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
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• Pippen, Jeffrey S. Jeff's Nature Page. Accessed December 8, 2007.
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• Rhytismatales database 2006.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
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• Stirton CH, 2001-06 (from ILDIS).
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• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 29, 2008)
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• van der Maesen, LJG, 2001-03 (from ILDIS).

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 25, 2007:

• Herbier de la Guyane, Herbier de la Guyane
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• The New York Botanical Garden, Species of Eastern Brazil Vascular Plant Specimens
• The New York Botanical Garden, Vascular Plant Type Specimens
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2670995
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-10682
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13639336
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:508578-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 320383
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 531086
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 161931-2
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDFAB2K0P9 PDFAB2K0P5 PDFAB2K0P0
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: SCRO4 SCLA
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 49053

Footnotes

1. "Mimosa". in Flora of Pakistan . Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]

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