Mimosa ulei var. grallator Barneby

  • 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 ulei var. grallator Barneby

  • Type

    264b. Mimosa ulei Taubert var. grallator Barneby, var. nov., a var. ulei caulibus puberulis et luteo-setulosis (nec glabris), petiolis longioribus 17-33 (nec 8-18) cm longis, foliolis plerumque 5-9.5 (nec 6-26) mm usque longis, corollae lobulis extus dens

  • Synonyms

    Mimosa vernicosa Benth.

  • Description

    Variety Description - Characters as given in key to varieties.

    Distribution and Ecology - On stony ridges in campo cerrado transitional to campo rupestre, ± 1000-1200 m, localized at the s. end of Chapada dos Veadeiros on the sources of rio Tocantinzinho, lat. 14°20'-30'S, in e.-centr. Goiás, Brazil.—Fl. III-IV.

  • Discussion

    The epithet grallator, stilt-walker, refers to the exceptionally long petioles of the radical leaves.

  • Distribution

    Brazil South America| Goiás Brazil South America|