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Mimosa L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 516 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000024328.

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Synonyms of Mimosa

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Acanthopteron Britton N. Amer. Fl. 23: 179 (1928) wfo-4000000145
Eburnax Raf. New Fl. 1: 42 (1836) wfo-4000012876
Haitimimosa Britton N. Amer. Fl. 23: 179 (1928) wfo-4000016717
Leptoglottis DC. ex Raspail Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. 10: 259 (1827) wfo-4000021279
Lomoplis Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 118 (1838) wfo-4000022144
Mimosopsis Britton & Rose N. Amer. Fl. 23: 174 (1928) wfo-4000024330
Morongia Britton Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 191 (1894) wfo-4000024868
Neomimosa Britton & Rose N. Amer. Fl. 23: 172 (1928) wfo-4000025772
Pteromimosa Britton N. Amer. Fl. 23: 171 (1928) wfo-4000031996
Schranckiastrum Hassl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 151 (1919) wfo-4000034589
Schrankia Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 888, 1041 (1806) wfo-4000034591
Sensitiva Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 119 (1838) wfo-4000035081

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Mimosa:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa acapulcensis Robinson – — wfo-0000169630
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa acerba var. acerba – – — wfo-0000180030
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa aculeata Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8. : Add. (1768) wfo-0000377533
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. aculeaticarpa – – wfo-0000180031
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa adenophylla var. adenophylla – – wfo-0000180032
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa aemula Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 206 (1825) wfo-0000174454
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa aggregata Pers. Syn. Pl. 2: 263 (1806) wfo-0000377538
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa albida var. glabrior Robinson – — wfo-0000184272
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa alegretensis Marchiori Ci. Natura 8(8): 135 (1986) wfo-1000081679
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa alta Poir. Encycl., Suppl. 5(2): 530 1817 — wfo-0001055414
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa amphigena var. amphigena – – wfo-0000180033
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa angulata Spreng. Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 2: 158 (1821) wfo-1000002681
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa antioquiensis var. isthmensis R.Grether Syst. Bot. 15: 439, figs. 4-6. 1990 As antioquensis wfo-0001397638
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa arachnoides Taub. ex Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53(Mém. 3b): 184, nomen. 1906 wfo-0001053135
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa argentea L.H.Bailey Stand. Cycl. Hort. 4: 2054. 1916 Described from cultivated material wfo-0000453384
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa argillotropha Robinson – — wfo-0000169648
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa articulata W.Hunter J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 53: 123 (1909) wfo-0001053830
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa aurivillus var. sordescens Benth. C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras.15(3): 351 (1876) — wfo-0001319436
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa bimucrunata var. genuina Hassl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 3. 1910 wfo-0001397686
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa biuncifera var. flexuosa (A.Gray) Robinson – — wfo-0000172517
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa brachycaulis Harms ex Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53(Mém. 3b): 185, nomen. 1906 wfo-0001053140
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa brandegei B.L.Rob. Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 33: 316 1898 — wfo-0001053141
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa brasiliensis Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 207 (1825) wfo-0000182263
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa brevibractea Harms ex Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53(Mém. 3b): 185, nomen. 1906 wfo-0001053142
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa brevissima Benth. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 15(2): 518 (ind.) sphalm. 1876 [1 Jul 1876] wfo-0001055420
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa buceragenia Robinson – — wfo-0000176643
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa cafesiana Rojas Acosta Cat. Hist. Nat. Corrientes : 61 (1897) wfo-0000173747
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa calcicola Robinson – — wfo-0000169669
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa calodendron Mart. – wfo-0000174482
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa cameleopardalis Page Prod. Southhamp. Bot. Gard. 207, nomen. wfo-0000377567
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa campenoni Drake Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 1300 (1897) wfo-0001053828
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa camporum Robinson – — wfo-0000172497
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa capillipes var. capillipes – – — wfo-0000180037
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa carbonalis A.R.Molina – — wfo-0000168721
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa cavalum Roxb. Hort. Bengal. : 41 (1814) wfo-0000377547
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa coelocarpa Robinson – — wfo-0000169683
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa conrigera L.f. Suppl. Pl. 438 1781 — wfo-0001055427
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa contorta Buc'hoz Herb. Color. Amérique : t. CXXXIX (1783) wfo-0000377489
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa cordobensis Ariza Espinar Lorentzia 6: 7–10, f. 1 1986 — wfo-0001061350
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa cornuta J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. : 504 (1791) wfo-0000377485
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa cruenta var. cruenta – – wfo-0000180034
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa crulsiana Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53(Mém. 3b): 184, nomen. 1906 wfo-0001053151
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa dammeriana Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53(Mém. 3b): 183, nomen. 1906 wfo-0001053153
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa deamii Robinson – — wfo-0000169691
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa decurrens Donn – — wfo-0000175546
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa decurrens Mirb. Traité Arbr. Arbust. , nouv. éd., 2: 98 (1804) wfo-0000203326
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa decurrens Vent. Jard. Malmaison : 61 (1804) wfo-1200021819
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa deltoides Nois. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 148 (1841) wfo-0000377474
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa denhartii hort. ex L.H.Bailey Stand. Cycl. Hort. 4: 2054. 1916 wfo-0001053155
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa desnodioides Benth. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 392 (1875) wfo-0000377476
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa dichroa G.P.Lewis – — wfo-0000179653
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa didyma Vell. Fl. Flumin. 11: t. 46 (1831) wfo-0000174501
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa diplotricha Sauvalle – — wfo-0000182028
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa dolens var. callosa (Benth.) Barneby Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65: 588. 1991 wfo-0001392541
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa dolens var. eriophylla (Benth.) Barneby Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65: 588. 1991 wfo-0001391785
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa dolichopoda Harms ex Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53(Mém. 3b): 185, nomen. 1906 wfo-0001053158
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa duclis Roxb. Pl. Coromandel 1: 67, pl. 99 1798 — wfo-0001062515
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa dysocarpa A.Gray – — wfo-0000174512
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa ensifolia Sm. ex Pers. Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 2(1): 261, in syn. 1806 [Nov 1806] wfo-0001055437
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa eriostachys Harms ex Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53(Mém. 3b): 185, nomen. 1906 wfo-0001053160
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa fasciculata var. malacocarpa Robinson – — wfo-0000172489
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa foetida Sessé & Moc. Naturaleza (Mexico City) , ser. 2, 1(App.): 177 (1890) wfo-1000002706
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa foliolosa var. macrocephala Benth. Fl. Bras. 15(2): 389 (1876) wfo-0001374298
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa foliolosa var. strigosa Benth. Fl. Bras. 15(2): 388 (1876) wfo-0001374299
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa fonticola Barneby Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65: 716 (1991) wfo-0001261745
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa gemmulata var. gemmulata – – wfo-0000179440
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa glazioui Benth. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 397. 1875 wfo-0000174532
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa goldmanii Robinson – — wfo-0000169719
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa grandiflora L'Her. – — wfo-0000176327
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa gratissima Larrañaga Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 1: 75 (1922) wfo-0000169727
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa grossa (Barneby) T.P.Mendes & M.J.Silva Brazil. J. Bot. 48(1)-12: 12 (2024) wfo-1000081418
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa guayaquilensis Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel] 533; ed. 2, 2: 148. 1821 wfo-0000377649
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa hamat Willd. Sp. Pl. 4(2): 1033 1806 — wfo-0001055451
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa harmsiana Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53(Mém. 3b): 185, nomen. 1906 wfo-0001053171
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa herbacea Roxb. Hort. Bengal. : 41 (1814) wfo-0000377659
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa hexandrae var. vepres (Lindm.) Chodat & Hassl. – wfo-0001392040
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa hirta Vell. Fl. Flumin. 11: t. 31 (1831) wfo-0000174541
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa huarinchi Sessé & Moc. Naturaleza (Mexico City) , ser. 2, 1(App.): 177 (1890) wfo-0001053176
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa hypoglauca var. syncolandra Barneby Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65: 660. 1991 wfo-0001397953
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa ibityensis E.J.M.Koenen Candollea 79(2): 230 (2024) wfo-1000077792
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa imbricata var. imbricata – – — wfo-0000180089
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa incurvata Afzel. Rem. Guin. : 56 (1815) wfo-0000377647
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa inovisa Mart. – — wfo-0001250213
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa ionema Robinson – — wfo-0000169741
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa itatiaiensis Dusen – — wfo-0000169743
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa lacustris Kunth – — wfo-0000187602
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa laevigata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir. Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 1. pt. 1: 65. 1810 [3 Sep 1810] wfo-0000182664
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa langlassei var. lanuginosa Glaz. ex Burkart Darwiniana 13: 379. 1964 wfo-0001394700
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa lanuginosa Glaz. – wfo-0000172486
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa laxa Vell. Fl. Flumin. 11: t. 23 (1831) wfo-1000002694
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa lenis Vell. Fl. Flumin. 11: t. 29 (1831) wfo-0000377588
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa leucophala Lam. Encycl. 1(1): 12 1783 — wfo-0001060034
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa loeseneriana Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53(Mém. 3b): 183, nomen. 1906 wfo-0001053185
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa longissima Nois. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel] 533 (Quid ?). 1821 wfo-0000377577
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa longissima Reider Bloemk. Beschr. 95. 1830 wfo-1200095932
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa madagascariensis G.Don Gen. Hist. 2: 387, sphalm. 1832 [Oct 1832] wfo-0001055460
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa margaritae Britton & Rose – — wfo-0000173743
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa marginata var. asperrimoides Burkart Darwiniana 8: 203. 1948 wfo-0001394702
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa membranulaceae Blanco – — wfo-0000205578
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Mimosa miamensis Roxb. Hort. Bengal. : 41 (1814) wfo-0000377615