Mimosa pudica L.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Mimosa pudica L.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Acevedo-Rodríguez 2410, 19 Jan 1988

  • Location

    Virgin Islands (U.S.). Saint John. Maho Bay, Centerline Road, 4.4 km from Cruz Bay.

  • Habitat

    Open, disturbed roadside.

  • Description

    Herb 0.5 m. Leaves closing at touch; reddish stems and petioles; calyx white; corolla white-pink; filaments pink; anthers yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01452293

    Occurrence ID: ce3682f8-015e-46f4-b5b0-3a4c16aaba6b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Mimosa pudica L.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Virgin Islands (U.S.)

  • State/Province

    Saint John

  • Locality

    Maho Bay, Centerline Road, 4.4 km from Cruz Bay

  • Elevation

    Alt. 270 m. (886 ft.)

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ST. JOHN FLORA
The New York Botanical Garden
No. 2410	MIMI
Mimosa pudica L.
ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands. Maho Bay,
Centerline Road 4.4 km from Cruz Bay. Elev.
00270m. Open, disturbed roadside.
Herb. 0.5m. Leaves closing at touch; reddish
stems and petioles; calyx white; corolla
white-pink; filaments pink; anthers yellow
P. Acevedo-Rodriguez
January 19, 1988
01452293