Mimosa calocephala var. pohlii (Benth.) 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 calocephala var. pohlii (Benth.) Barneby

  • 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!

  • Synonyms

    Mimosa pohlii Benth.

  • 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.

  • Discussion

    The var. pohlii exceeds all other Polycephalae in size of capitula and component flowers. The constancy of this character is unknown.

  • Distribution

    Brazil South America| Minas Gerais Brazil South America|