Mimosa orthocarpa Spruce ex Benth.
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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
138. Mimosa orthocarpa Spruce ex Bentham, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 437. 1875 & in Martius, Fl. bras. 15(2): 380, descr. ampliat. 1876 —"Habitat prope Santarem provinciae Paraënsis: Riedel; ad lacum Quiriquiry ejusdem provinciae: Sello[properly Spruce]
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Synonyms
Mimosa calderonii Britton & Rose, Mimosa glandulosa Michx.
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Description
Species Description - In all respects like M. adenocarpa except sometimes precociously Fertile and appearing monocarpic, but the pod broader and usually long-stipitate: stipe 2-6 mm, body 16-32 x 4-5 mm, the beak 1-3 mm, the articles 2.5-4 mm long.
Distribution and Ecology - On lake shores and river banks subject to flooding, at margin of várzea forest, in seasonally moist savanna, and on granite outcrops, mostly below 300 m, scattered along rios Negro and Amazonas in Roraima, Amazonas and Pará, Brazil, thence s.-e. to the Parnaíba valley near 7°30'S on the Maranhão-Piauí border and n. in scattered stations through the Orinoco basin in e. Colombia (Guainia) and Venezuela to n. Colombia (Boyacá, Meta), n. Venezuela (Carabobo), and Trinidad: disjunct in El Salvador and s. Mexico (Guerrero to Tabasco and s. to Chiapas).— Fl. indefinitely through the year. —Arestín (Ven.). Map 23.
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Discussion
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Distribution
Brazil South America| Roraima Brazil South America| Amazonas Brazil South America| Maranhão Brazil South America| Piauí Brazil South America| Venezuela South America| Colombia South America| Boyacá Colombia South America| Meta Colombia South America| El Salvador Central America| Mexico North America| Guerrero Mexico North America| Tabasco Mexico North America| Chiapas Mexico North America| Trinidad and Tobago South America|