Mimosa andina Benth.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Mimosa andina Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 2288 with B. B. Klitgaard

  • Location

    Ecuador. Azuay. Cuenca to Loja, km 3 after turn off to Baños, i.e. outskirts of Cuenca.

  • Habitat

    Secondary roadside scrub.

  • Description

    Shrub, 2 m; leaflets bluish green; flowers pale green, filaments white, anthers yellow; young fruits green. A species that seems to flower throughout the year. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01344925

    Occurrence ID: a8f8eeb4-47ad-4e4b-a9d5-3c17467dd4dd

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Mimosa andina Benth. det G. P. Lewis, Oct 1999

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Azuay

  • Locality

    Cuenca to Loja, km 3 after turn off to Baños, i.e. outskirts of Cuenca

  • Coordinates

    -2.88, -79

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
pollen, spore, or leaf sample removed
Name ,	,
Date
Slide No.
Permanent slide deposited at NYBG
and
SA*
FLORA OF ECUADOR
G. P. Lewis & B.B. Klitgaard
2288
Mimosa CLndj/ia.	Leguminosae
Provincia : Azuay	^^
Cuenca to Loja, km 3 after turn off to Banos, i.e. outskirts of Cuenca.
BOTANICAL
Garde»*
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NEW YORK
BOTANICAI OADrtrtj
01344925
m c 79° 00' W; 2° 53' S	5	May	1996
Vegetation: secondary roadside scrub.
Shrub, 2m; leaflets bluish green; flowers pale green, filaments white,
anthers yellow; young fruits green.
A species that seems to flower throughout the year.
Field work funded by the Carlsberg Foundation and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
01344925