Fabaceae
Mimosa
Mimosa pudica

Mimosa pudica var. tetrandra (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) DC.

First published in Prodr. 2: 426 (1825)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Cuba, Colombia to Trinidad and N. South America. It is an annual, perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sumatera

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

  • Mimosa hispidula Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 252 (1824), nom. illeg.

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Forero, E. & Castellanos, C. (eds.) (2019). Estudios en Leguminosas Colombianas 3: 1-398. Academia Colombiana de ciencias exactas, físicas y naturales.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Leroy, J.-F. & Mackee, H.S. (eds.) (1983). Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 12: 1-139. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Thaman, R.R., Fosberg, F.R., Manner, H.I. & Hassall, D.C. (1994). The Flora of Nauru. Atoll Research Bulletin 392: 1-223.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Leroy, J.-F. & Mackee, H.S. (eds.) (1983). Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 12: 1-139. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thaman, R.R., Fosberg, F.R., Manner, H.I. & Hassall, D.C. (1994). The Flora of Nauru. Atoll Research Bulletin 392: 1-223.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Verdcourt, B. (1979). A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae, PNG

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1997 Arbo, M.M. [7764], Argentina K000864601 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Arbo, M.M. [7187], Bahia K000091130 No
Sep 1, 1995 Costa, M.A.S. [53], Amazonas K000864603 Yes
Apr 1, 1995 Amorim, A.M. [1253], Bahia K000091203 No
Jan 1, 1993 Queiroz, L.P. [3479], Bahia K000091176 No
Jan 1, 1991 Eiten, G. [6204], São Paulo K000864599 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Prance, G.T. [2610], Amazonas K000864595 Yes
Aug 24, 1987 Lewis, G.P. [1567], Roraima K000864602 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Hatschbach, G. [48001], Bahia K000091038 Yes
Dec 15, 1978 Ule, E. [7764], Roraima K000864596 Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Salzmann, P. [s.n.], Bahia K000091039 Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Salzmann, P. [s.n.], Bahia K000091040 Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Froggatt, J.L. [8], Bismarck Archipelago K000654951 No
Jan 1, 1955 Froggatt, J.L. [8], Bismarck Archipelago K000654952 No
Jan 1, 1955 Bourgeau, E. [2671], Mexico K000478781 No
Jan 1, 1955 Gardner, G. [889], Bahia K000091041 Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Salzmann [s.n.], Bahia K000864600 Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Bourgeau, E. [1862], Mexico K000478782 No
Jan 1, 1955 s.coll. [210], Brazil K000864597 Yes
Pabst, G.F.J. [6808], Rio de Janeiro K000864598 Yes
Prance, G.T. [9200], Roraima K000864594 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0