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Mimosa invisa Colla

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HIGHER TAXON: Mimoseae

GENUS: Mimosa L.

Mimosa invisa Colla [Accepted]
    Mimosa diplotricha Sauvalle {Synonym}
    Mimosa rhodostachya (Benth.)Benth. {Synonym}
    Morongia Britton pilosa Standley {Synonym}
    Schrankia Willd. brachycarpa Benth. {Synonym}
    Schrankia Willd. pilosa (Standley)Macbr. {Synonym}
    Schrankia Willd. rhodostachya Benth. {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Burundi (I) [8]; Cameroon (I) [8]; Ethiopia (I) [24]
    Ghana (I) [8]; Mozambique (I) [6]; Nigeria (I) [8]
    Rwanda (I) [38]; Tanzania (I) [1]; Togo (I) [23]
    Zaire (I) [7]; Zimbabwe (I) [8]
  Caribbean
    Caribbean-TRP (U) [37,1121,1123,1233]
  Central America
    Mexico (U) [37,1121,1123,1167,1614]
    Panama (U) [37,1121,1123,1224,1614]
  South America
    Argentina (U) [37,1167]; Bolivia (U) [37,1121,1289]
    Brazil (U) [1,37,1121,1123,1167,1233,1414]
    Colombia (U) [37,1121,1123]; Paraguay (U) [37,1167]
    Peru (U) [37]; Venezuela (U) [1121]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [24], Guinea-Congolian anthropic landscapes [1,7]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing, Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Shrub
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist,
   Zarucchi,J.L.(1988) Extract From Tropicos Database

  
USES:
  Miscellaneous [1785,24]; Environmental; Forage; Medicine; Weed; Wood

  
NOTES:
  Used for live fencing (Thulin ref.24)
  Two varieties recognised - with and without prickles.(Brenan FTEA ref 1)
  Can become a weed. (FCB ref 7).



DATA SOURCES:

1.

  Brenan,J.P.M., 1959
    Mimosoideae.In:Fl.Trop.East Africa.Hubbard & Milne-Redhead
    Mimosoideae.In:Fl.Trop.East Africa.Hubbard & Milne-Redhead

6.

  Brenan,J.P.M., 1970
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Zambeziaca Vol.3(1).Brenan,JPM et al.
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Zambeziaca Vol.3(1).Brenan,JPM et al.

7.

  Robyns,W.(Ed.), 1952
    Flore du Congo Belge,Vol.3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae.
    Flore du Congo Belge,Vol.3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae.

8.

  Lock,J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

23.

  Ern,H., 1984
    Leguminosae. In:Flore analytique du Togo.Brunel,J.F. et al.
    Leguminosae. In:Flore analytique du Togo.Brunel,J.F. et al.

24.

  Thulin,M., 1983
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia

37.

  Burkart,A., 1948
    Darwiniana 8(1):9-231 Las Especies de Mimosa-Argentina
    Darwiniana 8(1):9-231 Las Especies de Mimosa-Argentina

38.

  Troupin,G., 1982
    Flore des plantes ligneuses du Rwanda.
    Flore des plantes ligneuses du Rwanda.

1121.

  Britton,N.L. & Killip,E.P., 1936
    Ann.New York Acad.Sci.35:101-208 Mim. & Caesalp. of Colombia
    Ann.New York Acad.Sci.35:101-208 Mim. & Caesalp. of Colombia

1123.

  Britton,N.L. & Rose,J.N., 1928
    N. Amer. Fl. 23(3):137-194 Mimosaceae (Conclusio)
    N. Amer. Fl. 23(3):137-194 Mimosaceae (Conclusio)

1167.

  Burkart,A., 1979
    Flora Ilustrada Catarinense 299 pp Leguminosas Mimosoideas
    Flora Ilustrada Catarinense 299 pp Leguminosas Mimosoideas

1224.

  D'Arcy,W.G., 1987
    Monogr.Syst.Botany Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora Panama.
    Monogr.Syst.Botany Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora Panama.

1233.

  Ducke,A., 1953
    Mem.Inst.Oswaldo Cruz 51:417-461 Legumionosas-Pernamb.,Parai
    Mem.Inst.Oswaldo Cruz 51:417-461 Legumionosas-Pernamb.,Parai

1289.

  Foster,R.C., 1958
    Contr.Gray Herb.184:91-102 catalogue of...plants of Bolivia
    Contr.Gray Herb.184:91-102 catalogue of...plants of Bolivia

1414.

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

1614.

  Seymour,F.C., 1981
    Phytologia 48(1):1-71 Bipinnate Leguminosae of Nicaragua
    Phytologia 48(1):1-71 Bipinnate Leguminosae of Nicaragua

1785.

  Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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