Flora of Espírito Santo: Mimosa (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: mimosoid clade)

Abstract

Abstract This paper is a taxonomic treatment of the species of Mimosa (Leguminosae) in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The analyses were from herbarium specimens and field expeditions between April 2014 and July 2015. The genus is represented by 22 species, including seven new species records for the Flora of Espírito Santo list. We provide an identification key, morphological descriptions, distribution maps, illustrations and comments on the taxonomy and geographic distribution.

Keywords

• Atlantic Forest
• Caesalpinioideae
• Fabaceae
• mimosoid clade
• taxonomy