3449.000 Mimosa L.

Description of the genus

Herbs or shrubs; stems armed with prickles. Leaves 2-pinnate, sensitive (in ours). Inflorescences of ovoid or subspherical heads which are axillary or arranged in clusters. Flowers bisexual or male. Calyx very small. Corolla gamopetalous, (3-)4(-6)-lobed. Pods flat, bristly or prickly (in ours), splitting transversely into 1-seeded segments.

Worldwide: 480 species in tropical and warm regions, especially America

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
bimucronata (DC.) KuntzeN,Z
busseana HarmsN
diplotricha C.Wright ex Sauvalle var. inermis (Adelb.) Verdc.Z
invisa Mart. ex Colla var. invisa Z
mossambicensis BrenanT,?MS
pigra L.N,Z,T,MS,GI,MDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Mimosa:

Flora of Zimbabwe: Mimosa
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Mimosa
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Mimosa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Mimosa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mimosa
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Mimosa

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Stefaan Dondeyne 2007-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Dondeyne, S. (2013). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Mimosa.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=670, retrieved 26 May 2013

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