Bolivian Mimosa (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae): three new species and a species checklist
Author
Margoth Atahuachi
Author
M. Leontien Van Der Bent
Author
John R. I. Wood
Author
Gwilym P. Lewis
Author
Colin E. Hughes
text
Phytotaxa
2016
2016-05-13
260
3
201
222
journal article
10.11646/phytotaxa.260.3.1
42186781-dd9d-418a-ba65-05680906269a
1179-3163
192175
56. *
Mimosa
aff.
detinens
Benth
.
Although
J.R.I. Wood & F. Mamami 27487
(
Santa Cruz
,
Cordillera
, c.
20 km
de Abapó en el camino a Charagua pasando el Tocovo,
19°04´S
,
63°17´W
,
570m
, LPB, K, USZ) clearly belongs to series
Farinosae
, and is close to
Mimosa
detinens
, this specimen is unarmed, has peduncles as long as the petiole of associated leaf, and pubescent fruits, a combination of characters that suggest it could represent a distinct species. Further collections are needed.