Mimosa pigra L.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Mimosa pigra L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 51667, 27 Nov 2000

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. 2.5 km E of San Jose del Norte, 25 km N of bridge at Chane.

  • Habitat

    Flat area of clay loam, originally subtropical semi-deciduous or evergreen forest with much Attalea phalerata, Ficus, Hura crepitans, Crateva tapia, now mostly cleared for sugarcane and other crops.

  • Description

    Shrubs 2 m. tall in roadside ditch. Leaflets folding within seconds of being touched. Flowers pink. Fruit all young.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 870367

    Occurrence ID: b0b00303-7425-41aa-91df-c02bab5ab8ba

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • Locality

    2.5 km E of San Jose del Norte, 25 km N of bridge at Chane.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 240 m. (787 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.83, -63.375

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