Mimosa ulei var. grallator Barneby
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Authors
Rupert C. Barneby
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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.
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Family
Mimosaceae
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Scientific Name
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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
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Synonyms
Mimosa vernicosa Benth.
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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.
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Discussion
The epithet grallator, stilt-walker, refers to the exceptionally long petioles of the radical leaves.
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Distribution
Brazil South America| Goiás Brazil South America|