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Mimosa pigra L.

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HIGHER TAXON: Mimoseae

GENUS: Mimosa L.

Mimosa pigra L. [Accepted]
    Mimosa asperata L. {Synonym}
    Mimosa asperata var. pigra Willd. {Synonym}
    Mimosa berlandieri Torrey {Synonym}
    Mimosa brasiliensis Niederl. {Synonym}
    Mimosa canescens Willd. {Synonym}
    Mimosa ciliata Willd. {Synonym}
    Mimosa hispida Willd. {Synonym}
    Mimosa pigra var. berlandieri (Torrey)B.Turner {Synonym}
    Mimosa polyacantha Willd. {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (N) [30]; Benin (N) [11]; Botswana (N) [6]
    Burkina (N) [8]; Burundi (N) [8]; Cameroon (N) [8]
    Central African Rep. (N) [8]; Chad (N) [64]
    Ethiopia (N) [39]; Gambia The (N) [11]; Ghana (N) [11]
    Guinea (N) [11]; Guinea Bissau (N) [5]
    Ivory Coast (N) [11]; Kenya (N) [1]; Liberia (N) [8]
    Malawi (N) [6]; Mali (N) [11]; Mauritania (N) [8]
    Mozambique (N) [6]; Namibia-ISO (N) [6]; Niger (N) [78]
    Nigeria (N) [11]; Rwanda (N) [7]; Senegal (N) [11]
    Sierra Leone (N) [11]; Somalia (N) [39]
    South Africa (N) [19]; Sudan (N) [29]; Tanzania (N) [1]
    Togo (N) [23]; Uganda (N) [1]; Zaire (N) [7]
    Zambia (N) [6]; Zimbabwe (N) [6]
  Caribbean Caribbean-TRP (U) [37,1056,1102,1121,1123,1409,1431,1470,1604,1614,1645]
  Central America
    Belize (U) [1242,1614,1645]; Costa Rica (U) [1367,1614,1658]
    El Salvador (U) [1645]; Guatemala (U) [1645]
    Honduras (U) [1614]
    Mexico (U) [37,1117,1121,1123,1188,1470,1604,1614,1637,1645]
    Nicaragua (U) [1614]
    Panama (U) [1121,1123,1222,1224,1604,1645]
  Indian Ocean
    Madagascar (N) [1]; Mauritius (N) [1]
  North America
    United States (U) [1431,1614,1680,1712]
  South America
    Argentina (U) [37,1530,1712]; Bolivia (U) [37,1121,1289]
    Brazil (U) [37,1123,1167,1233,1356,1414,1604]
    Colombia (U) [37,1121,1292]; Ecuador (U) [1121]
    French Guiana (U) [1121,1356,1408]; Galapagos (U) [1712]
    Guyana (U) [1121]; Paraguay (U) [37,1121,1614]
    Peru (U) [37,1123,1442,1604]; Surinam (U) [1121]
    Uruguay (U) [37]; Venezuela (U) [37,1121,1356]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Guineo-Congolian freshwater swamp and aquatic vegetation [7]
    Lake Victoria regional mosaic; freshwater swamp and aquatic vegetation [1]
    Somalia-Masai freshwater swamp and aquatic vegetation [1]
    Sudanian freshwater swamp and aquatic vegetation [11]
    Zambezian freshwater swamp and aquatic vegetation [1]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  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:
  Weed; Medicine; Wood

  
NOTES: -

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

5.

   Liberato, Maria Candida, 1972
    Flora da Guinea Portuguesa: Mimosaceae
    Flora da Guinea Portuguesa: Mimosaceae

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

11.

   Keay,R.W.J., 1958
    Flora of West Tropical Africa.Ed.2;Vol.1,part 2
    Flora of West Tropical Africa.Ed.2;Vol.1,part 2

19.

   Ross,J.H., 1975
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa Vol.16,pt.1.Ross,J.H.
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa Vol.16,pt.1.Ross,J.H.

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

29.

   Andrews,F.W., 1952
    The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan;Vol.2.
    The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan;Vol.2.

30.

   Torre,A.R.da, 1956
    Mimosoideae.In:Cons.Fl.Angolensis Vol.2(2).Exell & Mendonca
    Mimosoideae.In:Cons.Fl.Angolensis Vol.2(2).Exell & Mendonca

37.

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

39.

   Cufodontis,G., 1955
    Enum.Plant.Aethiopiae;Mimosoideae.Bull.Jard.Bot.Belg.Suppl.
    Enum.Plant.Aethiopiae;Mimosoideae.Bull.Jard.Bot.Belg.Suppl.

64.

   Lebrun,J.-P. et al, 1972
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional

78.

   Peyre de Fabregues,B.& Lebrun, 1976
    IEMVPT Etude Botanique No.3. Catalogue des plantes..du Niger
    IEMVPT Etude Botanique No.3. Catalogue des plantes..du Niger

1056.

   Adams,C.D., 1972
    Flowering Plants of Jamaica Univ. West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
    Flowering Plants of Jamaica Univ. West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

1102.

   Barreto,A. et al., 1985
    Acta Botanica Cubana 33:1-5 Legum.: nuevas localidades en Cu
    Acta Botanica Cubana 33:1-5 Legum.: nuevas localidades en Cu

1117.

   Breedlove,D.E., 1986
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 4:90-112 Flora de Chiapas
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 4:90-112 Flora de Chiapas

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

1188.

   Cowan,C.P., 1983
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 1:47-61 Flora de Tabasco
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 1:47-61 Flora de Tabasco

1222.

   Croat,T.B., 1978
    Stanford Univ. Press Fl. Barro Colorado Island
    Stanford Univ. Press Fl. Barro Colorado Island

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

1242.

   Dwyer,J.D. & Spellman,D.L., 1981
    Rhodora 83(834):161-236 A List of Dicotyledoneae of Belize
    Rhodora 83(834):161-236 A List of Dicotyledoneae of Belize

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

1292.

   Garcia-Barriga,H. & Forero,E., 1968
    Catalogo Ilustrado de Las Plantas de Cundinamarca 3:1-136
    Catalogo Ilustrado de Las Plantas de Cundinamarca 3:1-136

1356.

   Irwin,H.S., 1966
    Mem.New York Bot.Gard.15(1):96-111..Botany of Guiana. III...
    Mem.New York Bot.Gard.15(1):96-111..Botany of Guiana. III...

1367.

   Janzen,D.H. & Liesner,R., 1980
    Brenesia 18:15-90 Check-list Lowl.GuanacasteProv.Costa Rica
    Brenesia 18:15-90 Check-list Lowl.GuanacasteProv.Costa Rica

1408.

   Lemee,A., 1952
    Flore de la Guyane francaise 2:36-162 Legumineuses
    Flore de la Guyane francaise 2:36-162 Legumineuses

1409.

   Leon,H. & Alain,H., 1951
    Flora de Cuba 2:224-367 Leguminosas
    Flora de Cuba 2:224-367 Leguminosas

1414.

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

1431.

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

1442.

   Macbride,J.F., 1943
    Publ.Field Mus.Nat.Hist.,Bot.Ser.13(3/1):1-506 Leguminosae
    Publ.Field Mus.Nat.Hist.,Bot.Ser.13(3/1):1-506 Leguminosae

1470.

   McVaugh,R., 1987
    Flora Novo-Galiciana 5:1-786. Leguminosae
    Flora Novo-Galiciana 5:1-786. Leguminosae

1530.

   Ragonese,A.E., 1941
    Darwiniana 5:369-416 Vegetacion de la Provincia de Santa Fe
    Darwiniana 5:369-416 Vegetacion de la Provincia de Santa Fe

1604.

   Schery,R.W., 1950
    Ann.Missouri Bot.Gard.37(2):184-314 Leguminosae-Mimosoideae
    Ann.Missouri Bot.Gard.37(2):184-314 Leguminosae-Mimosoideae

1614.

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

1637.

   SousaS.,M. & CabreraC.,E.F., 1983
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 2:31-38 Flora de Quintana Roo
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 2:31-38 Flora de Quintana Roo

1645.

   Standley,P.C. & Steyermark,J.A, 1946
    Fieldiana, Bot. 24(5):1-425 Leguminosae
    Fieldiana, Bot. 24(5):1-425 Leguminosae

1658.

   Standley,P.C., 1937
    Publ.Field Mus.Nat.Hist.,Bot.Ser.18(2):487-559...Costa Rica
    Publ.Field Mus.Nat.Hist.,Bot.Ser.18(2):487-559...Costa Rica

1680.

   Turner,B.L., 1959
    Univ. of Texas Press, Austin. 284 pp The Legumes of Texas
    Univ. of Texas Press, Austin. 284 pp The Legumes of Texas

1712.

   Wiggins,I.L. & Porter,D.M., 1971
    Flora of Galapagos Islands Leguminosae
    Flora of Galapagos Islands Leguminosae

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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