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

Mozambique: 6 taxa.

The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:

Ericeia inangulata (Sober Tabby)

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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:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Mimosa
Flora of Burundi: Mimosa
Flora of Caprivi: Mimosa
Flora of Malawi: Mimosa
Flora of Zambia: Mimosa
Flora of Zimbabwe: Mimosa
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Mimosa

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Mimosa
BHL (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