Taxon: Mimosa velloziana Mart.

Summary

Genus:

Mimosa

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Mimoseae

Nomen number:

436951

Place of publication:

Flora 22(1, Beibl.):9. 1839

Verified:

11/21/2006 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

No images

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. 65:538.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:538.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:538.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:538.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:538.
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. 65:538.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Goiás		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:538.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:538.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso do Sul		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:538.
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. 65:538.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Paraná		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:538.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:538.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:538.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:538.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:538.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Corrientes		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:538.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Misiones		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:538.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Salta		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:538.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Tarija		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:538.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:538.
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere

Native
Northern America

SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil [Amazonas, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Paraná]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Tarija], Colombia
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Corrientes, Misiones, Salta]

Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

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. 65:538.

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=436951. Accessed 27 October 2026.