Mimosa diplotricha C.Wright ex Sauvalle

• Region

  Africa

• Country

  Gabon

• Locality

  Gamba Complex : Rabi; just south of Ossenge Camp.

• Elevation

  Alt. 20 - 100 m. (66 - 328 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -1.9333, 9.8833

• Location Notes

  [Africa]

• Distribution

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Plants of Africa
Fabaceae
Mimosa diplotricha C. Wright in Sauvalle
Det. Stephen F. Smith (US) 2002
Gabon: Gamba Complex : Rabi; just south of Ossenge Camp.
1° 56' 00" S x 9° 53' 00" E, Elevation: 20 to 100 m. Tall grass field. Just south of
Ossenge Camp.
Herb/Shrub up to 1.5 m with long cane-like, heavily-armed branches from a base; prickles
recurved; filaments bright pinkish purple with whitish bilobed anthers; flowers in heads,
tepals (petals?) white; fruit green turning brown, umbellate, spined.
S. F. Smith 1923	08 Mar 2002
with D. A. Bell, H. Bourobou Bourobou, F. J. Mayombo, T. Nzabi	Acc. # 2080132
Funded by Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity Program, NZP
United States National Herbarium (US) Smithsonian Institution
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