Taxon: Mimosa rufescens Benth.

Summary

Genus:

Mimosa

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Mimoseae

Nomen number:

436948

Place of publication:

Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30:418. 1875

Verified:

11/07/2006 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Acre	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Amazonas	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Pará	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rondônia	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Amazonas	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Bolívar	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Delta Amacuro	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Caquetá	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Meta	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Vaupés	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Morona Santiago	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Pastaza	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Zamora Chinchipe	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Amazonas	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Cusco	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Loreto	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	San Martín	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Ucayali	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.

Native
Southern America

NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela [Bolívar, Amazonas, Delta Amacuro]
BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia [Meta, Caquetá, Vaupés], Ecuador [Morona Santiago, Pastaza, Zamora Chinchipe], Peru [Amazonas, Cusco, Loreto, San Martín, Ucayali]

Reference(s)

Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:40-43.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=436948. Accessed 31 October 2026.