Mimosa calocephala var. pohlii (Benth.) 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
395b. Mimosa calocephala Martius var. pohlii (Bentham) Barneby, stat. nov. M. pohlii Bentham, J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 375. 1841.-"Brazil, Pohl."—Holotypus, K(hb. Benth.)!’ isotypi, F! K (hb. Hook.)! = NY Neg. 1828, and numbered Pohl d. 1410, NY! W!
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Synonyms
Mimosa pohlii Benth.
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Description
Variety Description - Characters as given in key to varieties.
Distribution and Ecology - Known only from the ample type-collection, very likely collected in montane Minas Gerais, but neither habitat nor locality recorded.
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Discussion
The var. pohlii exceeds all other Polycephalae in size of capitula and component flowers. The constancy of this character is unknown.
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Distribution
Brazil South America| Minas Gerais Brazil South America|