Mimosa pigra
TaxID: 367322
Basic Information
Mimosa pigra
Black mimosa, Catclaw Mimosa
Mimosa pigra, commonly known as the giant sensitive tree (pigra = lazy, slow), is a species of plant of the genus Mimosa, in the family Fabaceae. The genus Mimosa (Mimosaceae) contains 400 C450 species, most of which are native to South America. M. pigra is a woody shrub native to tropical America but which has now become widespread throughout the tropics. It has been listed as one of the world's 100 worst invasive species and forms dense, thorny, impenetrable thickets, particularly in wet areas.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Streptophyta
Magnoliopsida
Fabales
Fabaceae
Mimosa
pigra
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Species
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k__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Magnoliopsida;o__Fabales;f__Fabaceae;g__Mimosa;s__Mimosa pigra
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Weeds
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (6 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | Quarantine pests | — |
| Malaysia | Quarantine pests | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Present | — |
| French Polynesia | Absent | — |
| Timor-Leste | Quarantine pests | — |
| United States of America | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (86 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | Present | — |
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | |
| Burundi | Present | — |
| Benin | Present | — |
| Burkina Faso | Present | — |
| Belize | Present | — |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Present | — |
| Brazil | Present | — |
| Brunei Darussalam | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
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