CHR 474898 – Mimosa pudica L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 474898
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
06 August 2013
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Mimosa pudica L.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1991-08-07 (Verbatim: 7 Aug 1991)
Preferred name:
Mimosa pudica L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Mimosaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Rarotonga, Totokoitu Research Station
Verbatim locality:
Rarotonga, Totokoitu Research Station
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 4014/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
7 Aug 1991
Start date:
1991-08-07
Country:
Cook Islands
Abundance:
Common
Habitat:
Margin of lawn, in long grass.
Abundance:
Common
Notes:
Herb with rather straggling habit. Leaves very sensitive to the touch. Inflorescence 1.5-2 cm across length of stamens, forming a globose head. Flowers pink.
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