Mimosa pudica L.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Mimosa pudica L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 622 with T. A. Zanoni, 24 Oct 1994

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Maricao. Rte 357, 4.2km W from Maricao.

  • Habitat

    Growing on road bank, weedy slope.

  • Description

    Spreading, almost prostrate; flower pink; leaves close up when touched. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Pfizer sample: 622a whole plant(Atha-632)

  • Collection Notes

    Received 12/12/94

  • Specimen Notes

    deposit NY 11/28/95; MEXU - 2/24/98

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 40637

    Occurrence ID: 49c28a89-cca7-4112-b2fa-b75fc71efbab

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Mimosa pudica L. det T. A. Zanoni, 1994

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Maricao

  • Locality

    Rte 357, 4.2km W from Maricao

  • Elevation

    Alt. 350 m. (1148 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.2, -67.02

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