Mimosa pigra L.

Family: Fabaceae
Mimosa pigra L.
(= Mimosa pellita H. & B. ex Willd.)
Determined by: N. Ritter (NHA), 1996
Department of Santa Cruz
Province of Velasco
Bahia Toledo: a large riverine complex formed by the
divergence of the Rio Paragua. Elevation: ca. 210
meters. S.14°42'29" x W.61o07'16"
Shrub; up to 2 meters tall. Leaves
thigmonastic. Growing on floating
mats of Oxycaiyum cúbense and on
adjacent, slightly higher ground.
Infrequent. Inflorescences: globose;
pink. Surrounding vegetation:
Sabanas húmedas con bosques de
galería. Specimens preserved in
alcohol.
September 13, 1995	#2436
Collected by: Nur Ritter & Paul Foster
Hodgdon Herbarium
University of New Hampshire
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