Mimosa pudica L. var. unijuga (Walp. & Duchass.) Griseb. (Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 7: 211. 1857.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], Bahamas (native), North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Common Names: Honteuse (L. Antilles), Honteuse femelle (L. Antilles), Marie-honte (L. Antilles), Mayhont (L. Antilles), Sensitive plant (L. Antilles), Ti mawi (L. Antilles), Synonyms: Mimosa unijuga Walp. & Duchass. (Linnaea 23: 744. 1851.), Citations:1). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 2). Barker, H.D. and W.S. Dardeau. 1930. La Flore d'Haiti. Port-au-Prince. 456 pp. 3). Bässler, M. 1998. Mimosaceae. Flora de la República de Cuba, Serie A, Plantas Vasculares. Fasc. 2: 1-201. 4). Graveson, R. 2010. The plants of St. Lucia. Website: //saintlucianplants.com/index.html 5). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 6). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 7). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 8). 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. 9). Proctor, G.R. 1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. 11: i-xii, 1-834. Her Majesty’s Staionery Office, London. Last edited 04 Oct 07 |