Mimosa pigra L.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Mimosa L.
Tribe: Mimoseae
References: [1][1056][1915]

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Other names:

• Mimosa asperata L. Var. pigra Willd. [Synonym] [1712]
  
• Mimosa brasiliensis Niederl. [Synonym] [37]
  
• Mimosa canescens Willd. [Synonym] [1604]
  
• Mimosa ciliata Willd. [Synonym] [1604]
  
• Mimosa hispida Willd. [Synonym] [1604][1712]
  
• Mimosa polyacantha Willd. [Synonym] [1408][1604][1712][2239]
  

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Common Names:

• Amourette [2239]
  
• Ara¤a-de-gato Negro [2239]
  
• Bambuco [2239]
  
• Carb¢n [1645]
  
• Carpinchera [2239]
  
• Dormilona [2304]
  
• Dormilona Grande [2304]
  
• Espina de Vaca [2239]
  
• J”guri [2239]
  
• J£queri [2239]
  
• Jiquiri Grande [1414]
  
• Pingahuisacha [2239]
  
• Trupilla [2239]
  
• Una-de-gat¢ [2239]
  
• Zamourette [2239]
  
• Zarza [2239]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1993 Adams BR
  • 1993 Polhill RM
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Weed [2022]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [454]
  • Angola-ISO [30]
  • Benin [11]
  • Botswana [6]
  • Burkina [8]
  • Burundi [8]
  • Cameroon [8]
  • Central African Rep. [8]
  • Chad [64]
  • Egypt [454]
  • Ethiopia [39]
  • Gambia The [11]
  • Ghana [11]
  • Guinea [11]
  • Guinea Bissau [5]
  • Ivory Coast [11]
  • Kenya [1]
  • Liberia [8]
  • Malawi [6]
  • Mali [11]
  • Mauritania [8]
  • Mozambique [6]
  • Namibia-ISO [6]
  • Niger [78]
  • Nigeria [11]
  • Rwanda [7]
  • Senegal [11]
  • Sierra Leone [11]
  • Somalia [39]
  • South Africa [19]
  • Sudan [29]
  • Tanzania [1]
  • Togo [23]
  • Uganda [1]
  • Zaire [7]
  • Zambia [6]
  • Zimbabwe [6]

• Asia [1913] [1998] [2022]
  • Jawa [2022]
  • Sumatera [2022]
  • Thailand [1998]
  • Vietnam [1913]

• Australasia [261] [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • Northern Territory
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Caribbean [1056] [2239]
  • Cuba [2239]
  • Grenada [2239]
  • Guadeloupe [2239]
  • Jamaica [1056] [2239]
  • Martinique [2239]
  • Puerto Rico [2239]
  • St Lucia [2239]
  • St Vincent [2239]
  • Trinidad & Tobago [2239]

• Central America [2156] [2239] [2416]
  • Belize [1242] [1614] [1645]
  • Costa Rica [1367] [1614] [1658] [2416]
  • El Salvador [1645] [2156]
  • Guatemala [1645]
  • Honduras [1614]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [2239]
  • Mexico(South East) [2239]
  • Nicaragua [1614]
  • Panama [1121] [1123] [1222] [1224] [1604] [1645]

• Indian Ocean [1982]
  • Madagascar [1] [1982]
  • Mauritius [1]

• South America [1712]
  • Argentina [37] [1530] [1712]
  • Bolivia [37] [1121] [1289]
  • Brazil [37] [1123] [1167] [1233] [1356] [1414] [1604]
  • Colombia [37] [1121] [1292]
  • Ecuador [1121]
  • French Guiana [1121] [1356] [1408]
  • Galapagos [1712]
  • Guyana [1121]
  • Paraguay [37] [1121] [1614]
  • Peru [37] [1123] [1442] [1604]
  • Surinam [1121]
  • Uruguay [37]
  • Venezuela [37] [1121] [1356]

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Notes:

• Barneby has used the name M.pellita Willd. for this species after showing that
  
• the well known name M.pigra properly belongs to a closely related South
  
• American species, restricted to Paraguay & Argentina. Verdcourt however,
  
• (Taxon 38:522.1989)has successfully proposed conservation of M.pigra in its
  
• present usage. [2239]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:46:57