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Mimosa rufescens

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Bentham

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Acre
• Amazonas
• Pará
• Rondonia - Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Guyana
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• disturbed areas
• forests
• riverside
• disturbed forest

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Mar
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Oct
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• May
• Apr
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Oct

High-climbing liana, reddish-puberulent to nealry glabrous, sparsely spiny. Bipinnate leaves with 4-6 pairs of 3-7 pairs of leaflets, largest leaflets to 25mm+ x 25mm, glabrous or a little pilose. Panicles of white or yellowish-white pom-pom flowers. Legumes to 100mm x 25mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• Neotrop
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE