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Mimosa

Angiospermae - Rosales - Mimosaceae

Taxonomy
Mimosa was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Mimosaceae by Knowlton (1919) and Chauhan (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Mimosa Linnaeus
1919Mimosa Knowlton
1991Mimosa Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderRosales
familyMimosaceaeBrown 1814
genusMimosa

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 carolinensis Berry 1914
Mimosa rubicaulis Lamarck 1783
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 37.20000 to 0.00000 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
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Myanmar (Sagaing) M. sp. (227720 227801)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Bolivia (Potosi) M. arcuatifolia (32127 32143)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Bolivia (La Paz) M. arcuatifolia (32129)
Quaternary2.588 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) M. rubicaulis (228785 228789 228811)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttarakhand) M. sp. (228762 228773)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttar Pradesh) M. sp. (228820)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) M. rubicaulis (228790)