Mimosa polycarpa var. subandina 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
310d. Mimosa polycarpa Kunth var. subandina Barneby, var. nov., a var. polycarpa et var. spegazzinii vix nisi calyce asymmetrice paleaceo, contra bracteam suffrulcrantem in lobulos setoso-decompositos 1-3 producto diversa, ulterius dispersione subandina e
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Synonyms
Mimosa polycarpa Kunth
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Description
Variety Description - Lfts of larger lvs 22-jug. upward, glabrous on upper face; calyx as described in diagnosis and in key to varieties.
Distribution and Ecology - On brushy hillsides and river banks, and weedy along highways, ascending to 600(-?) m, locally plentiful in subandean valleys of n.-w. Argentina, from Jujuy to Tucumán, and adj. Tarija, Bolivia; reported by Burkart (1948 sub M. polycarpa) from Sta. Cruz, Bolivia, this record to be confirmed. — Fl. XI-V(-?). Map 46.
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Discussion
Several leaves of Venturi 8062 (UC) consist of two pairs of pinnae, such as were mentioned for M. stenoptera by Burkart (1948: 153, footnote 2). This abnormality is so rare that I have not thought it worthwhile to provide a lead in the foregoing keys.
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Distribution
Bolivia South America| Santa Cruz Bolivia South America| Tarija Bolivia South America| Tucuman Argentina South America|