Mimosa albida Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Mimosa albida Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 2379, 07 Jun 1996

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Dirt road to Montana Tarapo, just NE of Catacocha.

  • Habitat

    Open rocky grassland with shrubs, and pockets of woodland in small gullies, soil calcareous. Amongst grass and boulders, open sites. Locally very common.

  • Description

    Woody-based herbaceous shrub to 30 cm.; leaflets mid-green, paler below; fruits with lower surface green, upper surface dark purplish red. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01344779

    Occurrence ID: 249fb3a1-c09e-4a57-b829-89cddde947e2

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Dirt road to Montana Tarapo, just NE of Catacocha

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2000 - 2100 m. (6562 - 6890 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -4.05, -79.58

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FLORA OF ECUADOR
G. P. Lewis
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Mimosa C^Ì^iJa	Y	#r	tifi	M*	Leg
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Province Loja
Dirt road to Montana Tarapo, just NE of Catacocha
2000-2100 m 79° 35'284" W;4°03'140"S
7 June 1996
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Vegetation: open rocky grassland with shrubs, and pockets of woodland
in small gullies* -WMl calcareous.
Woody-based herbaceous shrub to 30 cm; leaflets mid-green, paler
below; fruits with lower surface green, upper surface dark purplish red.
Amongst grass and boulders, open sites; locally very common.
Field work funded by Carlsberg Foundation & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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