Mimosa rufescens Benth. var. rufescens

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Mimosa rufescens Benth. var. rufescens

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 33 with John J. Wurdack, 09 Jan 1955

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Along Río Urimán below Salto Acarima.

  • Description

    Woody climber to 12 m. in trees; stems thorny below. Fls. white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01347007

    Occurrence ID: b28cc93d-905d-4868-a633-c63396445099

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    Along Río Urimán below Salto Acarima

  • Elevation

    Alt. 393 m. (1289 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.39518, -62.685

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    2206.57

  • Georeferencing Method

    BioGeomancer, Guide to Best Practices for Georefer. Located coord. west bank Salto Acarima along R. Urimán. Measured from coord. - farthest extent waterfall region; because we are unable to determine the offset dist., doubled dist. = linear extent. Input into MaNIS Georef. Calc. = uncert. (Near a Feature).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Cited as Mimosa rufescens Benth.
var. rufescens
by Bameby, Mem. NYBG 65. 1991.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL CARDEN—CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY 7/
MUSEUM EXPEDITION
Estado Bolívar, Venezuela
—s'*?**
Woody climber to 1Z m# in trees; stems thorny below,
white*
Along Río Urimán below Salto Acarima
Julian A. Steyermark	altitude	393	meters
John J. Wurdack
January 9, 1955
Distributed by Chicago Natural History Museum and The New York Botanical Garden
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