Mimosa invisa
Mimosa invisa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Mimosa |
Species: | M. invisa |
Binomial name | |
Mimosa invisa |
Mimosa invisa is a species of leguminous woody shrub or vine native to South America. Mimosa invisa includes two subspecies, each with two varieties:[1][2] The species is considered to be noxious and invasive in much of the United States.[3]
- Mimosa invisa Martius ex Colla
- Mimosa invisa invisa Barneby
- Mimosa invisa spiciflora (Karsten) Barneby
- Mimosa invisa spiciflora var. spiciflora Barneby - native to northern South America
- Mimosa invisa spiciflora var. tovarensis (Bentham) Barneby - native to Venezuela
References
[edit]- ^ Rupert C. Barneby (1991). "Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World" (PDF). Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. 65: 1–835.
- ^ Edwin A. Balbarino; David M. Bates & Zosimo M. de la Rosa (2010). "Improved Fallows using a Spiny Legume, Mimosa invisa Martius ex Colla, in Western Leyte, Philippines". In Malcolm Cairns (ed.). Voices from the Forest: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Sustainable Upland Farming. Routledge. ISBN 9781136522277.
- ^ "Mimosa Invisa". usda.gov. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 14 November 2019.