Mimosa pigra L.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Mimosa pigra L.

  • Collector(s)

    C. M. Taylor 11101, 06 Jun 1993

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Río Grande. Playa del Coco, inmediately west of Punta Picúa.

  • Habitat

    Bulldozed flats and second-growth scrub near housing developments.

  • Description

    Locally abundant shrubs to 1 m. tall, leaves very dark green; flowers dirty pink; fruit bright yellow green with brown trichomes. Phenology of specimen: Fruit, Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1004705

    Occurrence ID: f5d9287c-2c94-465a-a5ec-8782aabdaa55

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Río Grande

  • Locality

    Playa del Coco, inmediately west of Punta Picúa

  • Elevation

    Alt. 10 m. (33 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.37, -65.8

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