Mimosa quadrivalvis L. var. quadrivalvis

  • Authors

    Rupert C. Barneby

  • Authority

    Barneby, Rupert C. 1991. Sensitivae Censitae. A description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65: 1-835.

  • Family

    Mimosaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Mimosa quadrivalvis L. var. quadrivalvis

  • Type

    190a. Mimosa quadrivalvis Linnaeus var. quadrivalvis. M. quadrivalvis Linnaeus, Sp. pl. 522. 1753, sens, str.—"Habitat in Vera Cruce."— No typus in herb. Linn., the description derived from manuscript of M. herbacea, procumbens et spinosa; caule quadrangu

  • Synonyms

    Mimosa quadrivalvis L., Schrankia aculeata Willd., Schrankia mexicana Raf., Morongia aculeata (Willd.) A.Heller, Schrankia quadrivalvis (L.) Merr., Leptoglottis quadrivalvis (L.) Britton & Rose, Leptoglottis confusa Britton & Rose, Schrankia confusa (Britton & Rose) Standl., Schrankia nova Steud.

  • Description

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    Variety Description - Stems coarse, sharply 4(-5)-angulate; leaf formula ii(—iii)/10—13; longer lf-stks 2-6 cm, the petiole 1.5-3 cm; axis of longer pinnae ±1.5-2 cm; larger lfts ±5-8 x 1.5-2 mm; peduncles (8-) 10-30 mm; capitula without filaments 6-7 mm diam.; pods (22-)30-60 x 3.5-5 mm, the replum 2.5-5 mm, aculeate with either straight or recurved, basally discrete prickles 2-4 mm, the valves ±1.5 mm wide.

    Distribution and Ecology - In savanna and on dunes along and near the Gulf coast in lowland centr. Veracruz, Mexico; long naturalized in Philippine Is.

  • Discussion

     

  • Distribution

    Mexico North America| Veracruz Mexico North America|