Mimosa bifurca Benth. var. bifurca

  • Authors

    Rupert C. Barneby

  • Authority

    Barneby, Rupert C. 1991. Sensitivae Censitae. A description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65: 1-835.

  • Family

    Mimosaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Mimosa bifurca Benth. var. bifurca

  • Type

    157a. Mimosa bifurca Bentham var. bifurca. M. bifurca Bentham, 1842, l.c., sens. str. —"Brazil, Sello"—Holotypus [K caret!], Sello 5035 +B = F Neg. 1303 + fragm at F!; isotypus, P!

  • Synonyms

    Mimosa bifurca Benth., Mimosa hassleriana subsp. microphylla var. virgata Hassl., Mimosa filiformis Benth., Mimosa hassleriana subsp. microphylla var. multijuga Hassl., Mimosa rosariensis N.F.Mattos, Mimosa hassleriana Chodat, Mimosa desmanthoides Hoehne

  • Description

    Variety Description - Foliage and stipules as described in key to varieties; capitula mostly 4-5 mm diam.

    Distribution and Ecology - In campo, sometimes (in Argentina, Burkart) forming pure thickets, scattered over e. Paraguay s.-ward from the Jejui-guazú valley to n.-e. Argentina (Misiones and n. Corrientes); apparently disjunct in e. Sta Catarina, Brazil and in e. Uruguay (Treinta y Tres).—Fl. IX-II.—Juquiri (Brazil); aromita, curupay-mi (Argentina).

  • Discussion

     

  • Distribution

    Argentina South America| Brazil South America| Paraguay South America| Uruguay South America|