Mimosa pigra L. var. pigra

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Mimosa pigra L. var. pigra

  • Collector(s)

    G. T. Prance 2043 with T. D. Pennington, 09 Nov 1965

  • Location

    Brazil. Pará. Road Braganca to Viseu. Banks of Rio Piria, south of Curapati.

  • Description

    Shrub, 2 m. tall. Flowers white. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01346434

    Occurrence ID: 66d6c773-e7e6-4ebb-9038-e56fcfd18a55

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Pará

  • Locality

    Road Braganca to Viseu. Banks of Rio Piria, south of Curapati

  • Coordinates

    -1.43447, -46.4695

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    204.119

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Georeferenced to the location of where the road which connects the cities of Bragança and Viseu meets the shore of Rio Piriá in Mun. Viseu, Pará. Used Google Maps - Earth View to find the road which connects the cities of Bragança to Viseu, BR-308. Located where this road intersects Rio Piriá, south of the city of Curupati. Used the Google Maps - What's Here Tool to find the coordinates of the intersection of road BR-308 and Rio Piriá, on the shore of the river south of Curupati. Used the Google Maps - Measure Distance Tool to find the linear extent by measuring from the selected coordinates to the farthest extent of the intersection of the road and river. Input coordinates, linear extent (192.55 m), and measurement error (10 m) into the MaNIS Georeferencing Calculator to find the uncertainty radius (according to Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Named Place: Junction, Intersection, Crossing).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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1*
a
= M. pigra L. var. pigra
(see Taxon 42: 695. 1993)
Cited as Mimosa pellita Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
var .pellita
by Bameby, Mem. NYBG 65. 1991.
Mimosa
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det. R* Barneby» 1985—1991
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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Brazilian Amazonia
State of Para
No. 20U3
Mimosa pigra L.
Det. H. S. Irwin, 1966
Road Braganca to Viseu. Banks of Rio
Piria, south of Curapati.
Shrub, 2 ra. tall. Flowers white.
G. T. Prance & T. D. Pennington November 9,_1965
Field work carried out in collaboration with the Instituto Agronomico do Norte,
Belem, and supported in greater part by the United States Army Edgewood Arsenal
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