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Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms:

1. Mimosa bracaatinga Hoehne

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –

Physical Description

Family Fabaceae:

The Fabaceae are herbs, vines, shrubs, trees, and lianas found in both temperate and tropical areas. They comprise one of the largest families of flowering plants, numbering 630 genera and 18,000 species. The leaves are stipulate, nearly always alternate, and range from bipinnately or palmately compound to simple. The petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus that commonly functions in orientation of the leaves (sometimes very responsively, as in the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica). The flowers are usually bisexual, actinomorphic to zygomorphic, slightly to strongly perigynous, and commonly in racemes, spikes, or heads. The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each. The androecium consists of commonly 1- many stamens (most commonly 10), distinct or variously united, sometimes some of them reduced to staminodes. The pistil is simple, often stipitate, comprising a single style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume, sometimes a samara, loment, follicle, indehiscent pod, achene, drupe, or berry. The seeds often have a hard coat with hourglass-shaped cells, and sometimes bear a u-shaped line called a pleurogram. [Carr]

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]

Habit: Tree • Climbing: Not Climbing

Distribution

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Similar Species

Members of the genus Mimosa:

There are approximately 1,606 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: M. argillicola major · M. bimucronata sepiaria · M. cordistipula multiglandulosa · M. distans elongata · M. dolens acerba · M. foliolosa brevibractea · M. foliolosa pachycarpa · M. gracilis capillipes · M. gracilis filiformis · M. hassleriana microphylla · M. microcephala cataractae · M. rubicaulis himalayana · M. scabrella paucijuga · M. setosa paludosa · M. setosa urbica · M. somnians lasiocarpa · M. somnians longipes · M. somnians viscida · M. xanthocentra subsericea · M. xanthocentra tremula · M. abstergens · M. acanthocarpa var. desmanthocarpa · M. acantholoba · M. acantholoba var. eurycarpa · M. acantholoba var. liesneri · M. acantholoba var. molinarum · M. acantholoba var. platycarpa · M. acantholoba var. seticuspis · M. acapulcensis · M. accedens · M. acerba · M. acerba var. acerba · M. acerba var. asperrimoides · M. acerba var. latifolia · M. acerba var. minor · M. acerba var. strigosa · M. acroconica · M. aculeata · M. aculeaticarpa (Cat's-Claw Mimosa) · M. aculeaticarpa var. aculeaticarpa · M. aculeaticarpa var. desmanthocarpa · M. aculeaticarpa var. imparilis · M. acutistipula · M. acutistipula var. ferrea · M. adamantina · M. adamantina var. hebecarpa · M. adenantheroides · M. adenocarpa · M. adenocarpa f. aculeata · M. adenocarpa f. bahiensis · M. adenocarpa f. inermis · M. adenocarpa f. paraguariensis · M. adenocarpa var. genuina · M. adenocarpa var. multiglandulosa · M. adenophylla · M. adenophylla var. adenophylla · M. adenophylla var. armandiana · M. adenophylla var. mitis · M. adenotricha · M. adversa · M. aemula · M. affinis · M. aggregata · M. agrestis · M. aguapeia · M. albida · M. albida var. aequatoriana · M. albida var. albida · M. albida var. erratica · M. albida var. pochutlensis · M. albida var. strigosa · M. albida var. willdenowii · M. albolanata · M. albolanata var. albolanata · M. albolanata var. brasiliana · M. albolanata var. grossiceps · M. albolanata var. paucipinna · M. algarrobo · M. alleniana · M. altissima · M. altoparanensis · M. amambayensis · M. amambayensis var. amambayensis · M. amambayensis var. glabrata · M. amnis-atri · M. amphigena · M. amphigena var. amphigena · M. amphigena var. eglandulosa · M. amphigena var. glabrescens · M. amphigena var. inermis · M. amphigena var. trachycarpoides · M. andina · M. andreana · M. andringitrensis · M. angusta · M. angustisiliqua · M. annularis · M. annularis var. odora · M. annularis var. xinguensis · M. antioguensis

Bibliography

• Burtt,B.D. 1942 J.Ecol.30:67-146.Some vegetation types of Tanganyika .

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Notes

Contributors:

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 6, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 22, 2006. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
• Hopkins HF, 2001-03 (from ILDIS).
• ILDIS World Database of Legumes
• ILDIS World Database of LegumesNov 10, 2005.
• Lewis GP, 1994/1995 (from ILDIS).
• Rico ML, 1994 (from ILDIS).

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 20, 2007:

• International Plant Genetic Resources Institute(IPGRI), The System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources
• SysTax, Herbarium Universitat Ulm
• SysTax, New York Botanical Garden
• SysTax, SysTax
• The New York Botanical Garden, Species of Eastern Brazil Vascular Plant Specimens

Identifiers:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13641264
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:508647-1
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 429869

Footnotes:

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