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Mimosa pudica var. unijuga (Duchass. & Walp.)Griseb.

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HIGHER TAXON: Mimoseae

GENUS: Mimosa L.

Mimosa pudica var. unijuga (Duchass. & Walp.)Griseb. [Preferred name]
    Mimosa unijuga Duchass. & Walp. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Sensitive [3060]; Sensitive Plant [261]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Asia
Brunei (I) [2022]; Cambodia (I) [1913]; India (I) [3366]; Kerala [3366]; Indonesia (I) [261]; Irian Jaya (N) [261]; Malaysia (I) [3004]; Myanmar (I) [3366]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [3004]; Sri Lanka (I) [261]; Thailand (I) [1998]; Vietnam (I) [1913]
  Australasia
Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
  Indian Ocean
Mauritius (I) [1915]; Reunion (I) [1915]; Rodrigues (I) [1915]
  North America
United States (U) [1431]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (N) [261]; Solomon Is (I) [261]
  South America
Brazil (U) [1414]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [261, 1913, 1915, 1998, 2022] ; Illustration [261, 1915]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] [1915] ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS ; Habit: Herb [261] [1915], Shrub [261] ; Lifespan: Annual [261], Perennial [261] ; Source(s): 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P, 2005 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H (JS200

  
USES:
  Toxins [261]; Weed [261, 1915, 1998]

  
NOTES:
  Probably native to Tropical South America. [1915]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

261.

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

1414.

  Lewis, G.P., 1987
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 369 pp Legumes of Bahia

1431.

  List Based Record, 1986
    U.S. Soil Conservation Service

1913.

  Nielsen, I., 1981
    Leg-Mim. In:Flore du Cambodge, du Laos et Viet-nam,Vol 19.A.

1915.

  Polhill, R, M., 1990
    Legumineuses.In:Flore des Mascareignes,Vol 80.J. Bosser et a

1998.

  Nielsen, I., 1985
    Flora of Thailand, Vol 4 Part 2. Mimosaceae. In:T.Smithinans

2022.

  Nielsen, I.C., 1992
    Flora Malesiana, Series I Vol II Part I Mimosaceae.

3004.

  Ford, C.S., 1994
    Kew Herbarium Material.

3060.

  Strahm, W., 1989
    Plant Red Data Book for Rodrigues

3366.

  Sanjappa, M., 2000
    Checklist of the Leguminosae in South Asia. Typescript

3890.

  Lock, J.M. & Ford, 2004
    Legumes of Malesia: A check-list. RBG Kew.
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