Mimosa albida Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Mimosa albida Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 3076 with B. B. Klitgaard, 09 Mar 1997

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Loja-Catamayo, km 7 at Villonaco, 19 km along track to Cera and Chantaco and onwards to La Toma.

  • Habitat

    Pastureland, secondary scrub and planted Eucalyptus. Common on exposed soil mounds.

  • Description

    Shrub, 1 m; leaflets mid-green; corollas pale straw-yellow with reddish lobes, filaments pale to bright pink, anthers creamish white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01344784

    Occurrence ID: 8d5228b4-d266-4e3b-a746-d65826d0a7f8

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Loja-Catamayo, km 7 at Villonaco, 19 km along track to Cera and Chantaco and onwards to La Toma

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2150 m. (7054 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.9, -79.3

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FLORA OF ECUADOR
G. P. Lewis & B.B.Klitgaard
Mimosa (UhtcU^	&W-	UtUd' Leguminosae
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Province: Loja
Loja-Catamayo, km7 at Villonaco/19 km along track to Cera and
Chantaco and onwards to La Toma.
2150 m c.79° 18'W; 3°54'S	9	March	1997
Vegetation: pastureland, secondary scrub and planted Eucalyptus.
Shrub, 1 m; leaflets mid-green; corollas pale straw-yellow with reddish
lobes, filaments pale to bright pink, anthers creamish white. Common
on exposed soil mounds.
Field work funded by Carlsberg Foundation & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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