Mimosa dolens subsp. rigida var. deterior

  • 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 dolens subsp. rigida var. deterior

  • Type

    352/IIe. Mimosa dolens Vellozo subsp. rigida (Bentham) Barneby var. deterior Barneby, var. nov., var. foliolosae proxima sed omnibus partibus deminuta, caulibus inflorescentia efoliata inclusa 2-4 dm tantum longis, pinnarum rachi 3-4.5 cm usque longa, fol

  • Description

    Variety Description - Erect from woody base, including efoliate pseudoraceme 2—4 dm, remotely setose-hispidulous and minutely puberulent distally, the leaflets facially glabrous; lf-stks ±12-22 x 0.4-0.5 mm; rachis of longer pinnae 3—4.5 cm, their lfts 8-12-jug and the longer ones ±7-10 x 3.5-5 mm, venulose as var. foliolosa; peduncles 1-2 cm; capitula without filaments 6-7 mm diam., prior to anthesis moriform; calyx obsolete; corolla ±2.7 mm.

    Distribution and Ecology - In dry campo near 650 m, known only from Estrella on Sa. de Amambay, at 22°20'S close to the Brazilian frontier in depto. Amambay, Paraguay.—Fl. + galled fr. in I.

  • Discussion

     

  • Distribution

    Paraguay South America| Brazil South America|