Mimosa pigra L.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Mimosa pigra L.

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 3064 with P. Lozano, 08 Mar 1997

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Pindal-Celica, km 5.

  • Habitat

    Secondary roadside scrub and cultivation surrounded by bosque seco.

  • Description

    Multiple-steemed shrub, 2.5 m x 3 cm. diam.; [See label for further plant description. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01346323

    Occurrence ID: 8acff756-77fe-4574-a48d-cb92ee93d1b3

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Mimosa pigra L.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Pindal-Celica, km 5

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1200 m. (3937 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -4.12, -80.07

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FLORA OF ECUADOR
G. P. Lewis & P. Lozano
3064
Mimosa pigra L-complex	Leguminosae
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Province: Loja
Pindal-Celica, km 5.
1200 m c.80° 04'W; 4°07'S
8 March 1997
Vegetation: secondary roadside scrub and cultivation surrounded by
bosque seco.
Multiple-stemmed shrub, Z§ m x 3 cm diam., bark grey green; leaflets
bluish green, very sensitive; calyces and corollas whitish, corollas with
green lobes, filaments very pale pinli* anthers creamish yellow; young
fruits greenish yellow, old fruits brown. Roadside weed, local in small
populations.
Field work funded by Carlsberg Foundation & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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