Mimosa polydactyla Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Loreto

• Locality

  Iquitos

• Elevation

  Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -3.75626, -73.2825

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  7231.57

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Georeferenced to the approximate geographic center of the city of Iquitos in Loreto, Peru. Used Google Maps- Earth View to locate Iquitos. Used the Google Maps - What's Here Tool to find the coordinates of the approximate geographic center of the city. Used the Google Maps - Measure Distance Tool to find the linear extent by measuring from the selected coordinates to the farthest extent of the city (spatial boundaries provided by Google Maps). Input coordinate source (locality description), coordinates, datum (WGS84), coordinate precision (0.00001 degrees), extent of named place (7220 m), and measurement error (10 m) into the MaNIS Georeferencing Calculator to find uncertainty radius (according to Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Named Place: Bounded Area).

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

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Cited as Mimosa polydactyla Benth.
by Bameby in Memoirs NYBG 65. 199L
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Erect herb, 2-5 ft; filaments white; anthers
pale yellow* Waste places.
Dept. Loreto : Iquitos; alt. about 100 meters
No. 26893	E.	P.	Killip	|	CoUedors	August	2-8,	i92<)
Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution '
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