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Mimosa invisa

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Colla

Common Names

• Giant Sensitive-plant
• Juquiri (Brazil)
• Malícia-de-mulher (Brazil)
• Calumbi Miudo

Geographical Habitats

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Ceará
• Goiás
• Mato Grosso
• Minas Gerais
• Paraiba
• Paraná
• Pernambuco
• Rio de Janeiro
• Santa Catarina
• São Paulo - Brazil
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Guyana
• Hispaniola
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Suriname
• Trinidad
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• disturbed areas
• shrubland

Flowering Times

• Jul-Jan Sep
• Oct

Fruiting Times

• Sep-Jan

Prickly herbaceous climber or creeper or tomentose-pubescent shrub scsndent at base, 5-9 pairs of leaflets, with 2.5mm pink or reddish-purple flowers, fruit to 100mm long x 12mm, small spines

Further References

• Mobot
• FOC
• Neotrop
• FB
• NYBG
• GBS
• The Plant List 2