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Mimosa pigra L. (Cent. Pl. 1, 13. 1755.) Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, the Grenadines, Maria Galante,Martinique, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Puerto Rico (naturalized)[], ], Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (exotic), Common Names: Aroma espinosa (Cuba), Reina (Cuba), Sensitiva mimosa (Cuba), Weyler (Cuba), Synonyms: Mimosa asperata sensu authors, non L. , Mimosa pellita Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. (Sp. Pl. 4: 1037. 1806.), Citations:1). Bässler, M. 1998. Mimosaceae. Flora de la República de Cuba, Serie A, Plantas Vasculares. Fasc. 2: 1-201. 2). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 3). Flora of Trinidad and Tobago: This flora was published in many parts with many authors. There is no overall editor. R. O. Williams was author of the first treatment and of many others. 4). Kairo, M., B. Ali, O. Cheesman, K. Hayson, and S. Murphy. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean region. Report to Nature Conservancy. CAB International. 5). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 6). Liogier, A.H. 1985-1997. Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Spermatophyta. Vols. 1-5. Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 7). Liogier, A.H. and L.F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. Last edited 13 Feb 13 |