Mimosa hondurana Britton

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Mimosa hondurana Britton

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 1730 with C. E. Hughes, W. Berendsohn & R. Villacorta, 18 Feb 1989

  • Location

    El Salvador. Santa Ana. Road to La Coyota from village of Las Lajas, side of Lagoa Coatepeque.

  • Habitat

    Roadside scrub by coffee plantation.

  • Description

    Prickly scrambling tangled vine to 7 m., stems up to 2 cm. in diam. Foliage slightly discolourous, shiny bottle green above, paler below. Young fruit green tinged red, older fruit deep purplish red. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01452497

    Occurrence ID: a8c026c9-a67d-4b35-b7ae-86fa48f0ed45

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Mimosa hondurana Britton det R. C. Barneby

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    El Salvador

  • State/Province

    Santa Ana

  • Locality

    Road to La Coyota from village of Las Lajas, side of Lagoa Coatepeque

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1015 m. (3330 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    13.73, -89.53

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