Mimosa microcephala subsp. cataractae (Ducke) 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 microcephala subsp. cataractae (Ducke) Barneby

  • Type

    285/I. Mimosa microcephala Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow subsp. cataractae (Ducke) Barneby, stat. nov. M. cataractae Ducke, Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 75. 1922.—Typus infra sub var. cataractae indicatur.

  • Synonyms

    Mimosa cataractae Ducke

  • Description

    Subspecies Description - Stems and all or most lf-stks aculeate; filaments white; pod ± 10-25 mm long, (2-)3-5(-6)- seeded.

    Distribution and Ecology - S.-e. Venezuela (Bolívar) s.-e. to Sa. Tumucumaque in n.-w. Amapá and the lower rio Tapajós in Pará, Brazil.

  • Discussion

     

  • Distribution

    Brazil South America| Pará Brazil South America| Venezuela South America| Bolívar Venezuela South America|