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Taxon:
Mimosa tenuiflora
(Willd.) Poir.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Mimosa
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
24430
Place of publication:
Encycl. suppl. 1:82. 1810
Verified:
05/12/2000
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Acacia tenuiflora
Willd.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Mimosa cabrera
H. Karst.
Mimosa hostilis
(Mart.) Benth.
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Barneby, R. C.
1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus
Mimosa
Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:135.
Britton, N. L. & J. N. Rose.
1928. Mimosaceae. North American flora 23(3):159.
Note:
ser. 1, 1905-1957; ser. 2, 1954-1972
Camargo-Ricalde, S. L.
2000. Description, distribution, anatomy, chemical composition and uses of
Mimosa tenuiflora
(Fabaceae-Mimosoideae) in Mexico. Revista Biol. Trop. 48:939-954.
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord.
Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
URL:
http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/
Grether, R.
1984. Notes on the genus
Mimosa
in Mesoamerica. Bull. Groupe Int. Étude Mimosoideae 12:44.
Lewis, G. P.
1987. Legumes of Bahia
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Pittier, H. F. et al.
1945-1947. Catálogo de la flora venezolana.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rico, L. & T. Pennington.
2012. Review of
Fabaceae
Neotropical Mimosoideae data for
World Economic Plants
, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds.
2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Williams, L. O.
1981. The useful plants of Central America. Ceiba 24:179.
Common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
jurema –
Reference(s)
jurema-preta –
Reference(s)
Spanish (Mexico)
tepescohuite –
Reference(s)
Swedish
cabrera –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Bahia
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Ceará
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Minas Gerais
n.
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Paraíba
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Pernambuco
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Piauí
s.e.
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Rio Grande do Norte
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
São Paulo
e.?
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
Aragua
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
Cojedes
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
Guarico
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
Lara
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
Zulia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
La Guajira
Native
Northern America
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chiapas, Oaxaca]
Southern America
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela
[Zulia, Aragua, Cojedes, Guarico, Lara]
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Bahia, Ceará, Minas Gerais (n.), Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí (s.e.), Rio Grande do Norte, São Paulo (e.?)]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
[La Guajira]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Fuels
fuelwood
fide van Wyk, pers. comm.
Rico, L. & T. Pennington.
2012. Review of
Fabaceae
Neotropical Mimosoideae data for
World Economic Plants
, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Medicines
folklore
fide Herbs Commerce ed2; Rev Biol Trop 48:939. 2000; CRC MedHerbs ed2, as
M. hostilis
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References