3449.000 Mimosa
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 Mozambique: 6 taxa. Insects associated with this genus:
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| bimucronata (DC.) Kuntze | N,Z | |
| busseana Harms [NrEnd] [LR-lc] | N | Description, Image |
| diplotricha C. Wright ex Sauvalle var. diplotricha | Z | |
| diplotricha C.Wright ex Sauvalle var. inermis (Adelb.) Verdc. | Z | |
| mossambicensis Brenan [NrEnd] | T,?MS | |
| pigra L. | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Mimosa:
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Flora of Botswana: MimosaFlora of Burundi: Mimosa
Flora of Caprivi: Mimosa
Flora of the DRC: Mimosa
Flora of Malawi: Mimosa
Flora of Rwanda: Mimosa
Flora of Zambia: Mimosa
Flora of Zimbabwe: Mimosa
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Mimosa
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): MimosaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Mimosa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Mimosa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Mimosa
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iNaturalist: Mimosa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mimosa
JSTOR Plant Science: Mimosa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Mimosa
Plants of the World Online: Mimosa
Tropicos: Mimosa
Wikipedia: Mimosa