Mimosa caduca (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Mimosa caduca (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir.

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 2248, 18 Apr 1996

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Loja to Camtamayo (La Toma), km 23.

  • Habitat

    Bosque seco espinoso and secondary scrub.

  • Description

    Tree, 4 m x 10 cm, diam, trunk spiny, bark brown; [See label for further plant description.]. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01345133

    Occurrence ID: 8e4033de-7860-4477-9bb8-ea7afdb884eb

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Loja to Camtamayo (La Toma), km 23

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1700 - 2000 m. (5577 - 6562 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -4, -79.3

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FLORA OF ECUADOR
G. P. Lewis
NEW YORK BOTANjCAU GARDEN
2248
Mimosa caduca (Willd.) Poir.
Provincia :Loja
Loja to Catamayo (La Toma), km 23
Leguminosae
17002000 m c 79° 18' W; 4° 00' S	18April	1996
Vegetation: bosque seco espinoso and secondary scrub.
Tree, 4m x 10cm diam., trunk spiny, bark brown; leaflets discolorous,
shiny bottle green above, much paler and dull below; flowers with a
strong sweet scent, corollas and calyces pale greenish cream, filaments
white, anthers pale yellow; fruits green with a rusty-brown
indumentum.
Locally common in deciduous thorn scrub.______________________________
Field work funded by the Carlsberg Foundation and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
01345133