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Mimosa
Taxonomy
Mimosa was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Mimosa sensitiva.
It was assigned to Mimosaceae by Knowlton (1919), Chauhan (1991).
It was assigned to Mimosaceae by Knowlton (1919), Chauhan (1991).
Species
M. americana, M. arborea, M. bigemina, M. caesia, M. cafta, M. carolinensis, M. ceratonia, M. cinerea, M. circinalis, M. cornigera, M. entada, M. fagifolia, M. farnesiana, M. glauca, M. horrida, M. inga, M. intsia, M. latifiliqua, M. lebbeck, M. nodosa, M. pennata, M. peregrina, M. pernambucana, M. plena, M. polystochia, M. pudica, M. purpurea, M. quadrivalvis, M. rubicaulis, M. scorpioides, M. semispinosa, M. senegal, M. sensitiva (type species), M. tamarindifolia, M. tenuifolia, M. tergemina, M. unguiscati, M. vaga, M. vilotica, M. virgata, M. viva
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Mimosa Linnaeus 1753
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†Mimosa americana Berry 1914
Mimosa arborea Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa bigemina Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa caesia Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa cafta Linnaeus 1753
†Mimosa carolinensis Berry 1914
Mimosa ceratonia Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa cinerea Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa circinalis Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa cornigera Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa entada Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa fagifolia Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa farnesiana Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa glauca Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa horrida Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa inga Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa intsia Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa latifiliqua Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa lebbeck Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa nodosa Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa pennata Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa peregrina Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa pernambucana Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa plena Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa polystochia Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa pudica Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa purpurea Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa quadrivalvis Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa rubicaulis Lamarck 1783
Mimosa scorpioides Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa semispinosa Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa senegal Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa sensitiva Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa tamarindifolia Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa tenuifolia Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa tergemina Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa unguiscati Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa vaga Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa vilotica Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa virgata Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa viva Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 37.71000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Eocene | Myanmar (Sagaing) | M. sp. (227720 227801) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene | Bolivia (La Paz) | M. arcuatifolia (32129) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene | Bolivia (Potosi) | M. arcuatifolia (32127 32143) | |
| Quaternary | India (Rajasthan) | M. rubicaulis (228785 228789 228811) | |
| Holocene | India (Uttar Pradesh) | M. sp. (228820) | |
| Holocene | India (Uttarakhand) | M. sp. (228762 228773) | |
| Holocene | India (Rajasthan) | M. rubicaulis (228790) |