Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Mimosa malacocarpa (B. L. Robinson) Britton & Rose
Mimosa Jasciculata malacocarpa B. L. Robinson, Proc. Am. Acad. 33: 319. 1898. Miniosa Benthamii malacocarpa Macbride, Contr. Gray Herb. 59: 12. 1919.
A stout shrub or small tree, 3-7 m. high, the twigs tomentose, bearing short prickles. Leaves large, the petiole and rachis tomentose; pinnae about 15-25 pairs; leaflets many pairs, linear-oblong, 3-4 mm. long, about 1 mm. wide, acute, pubescent on both sides; flowers in elongated spikes; legume linear-oblong, strongly curved, 5-7 cm. long, 4—6 mm. wide, longacuminate, densely brownish-tomentose, the margin unarmed.
Type locality : Between Amoloc (Puebla) and Sochi (Guerrero) . Distribution: Puebla; Guerrero; Jalisco.
- bibliographic citation
- Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
