Core Mimosoids

Taxa Represented in DELEP Accessions

Taxon Common Name(s) Growth Form Native Geographic Range
Mimosa ephedroides
  • prendador (Spanish)
  • pichana (Spanish)
shrub
  • Southern South America
Mimosa farinosa
  • tusca blanca (Spanish)
  • shinque (Spanish)
small tree
shrub
  • Southern South America
Mimosa grahamii var. grahamii
  • Graham's mimosa
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
Mimosa lacerata
small tree
shrub
  • Central Mexico
  • Southern Mexico
Mimosa malacophylla
  • vine mimosa
  • raspa huevos (Spanish)
  • raspilla (Spanish)
shrub
climber/vine
  • Southwestern North America
Mimosa martin-delcampoi
  • bauhinia-leaf mimosa
Mimosa palmeri
  • chopo
Mimosa platycarpa
small tree
shrub
  • Central America
Mimosa polyantha
  • Chacapo, espino
shrub
  • Mexico
Mimosa pudica
  • sensitive plant
Mimosa quadrivalvis var. latidens
  • sensitive briar
Mimosa strigillosa
  • powderpuff
  • vergonzosa (Spanish)
perennial herb
  • South Central North America
  • Southeastern North America
  • South Central South America
Mimosa xanti
Neptunia plena
  • water mimosa
Neptunia pubescens var. pubescens
  • yellowpuff
Painteria elastichophylla
  • ebanillo (Spanish)
  • ebano chaparro (Spanish)
Parasenegalia visco
  • visco
  • viscote
tree
  • West-Central South America
Paraserianthes lophantha
Parkia biglobosa
  • African locustbean
  • nete (Wolof)
Parkia timoriana
  • tree bean
Pithecellobium dulce
  • camachile
  • guamúchil (Spanish)
  • kamachile (Tagalog)
Pithecellobium unguis-cati
Prosopidastrum globosum
  • caballo de diablo (Spanish)
  • candeloro (Spanish)
Pseudosamanea guachapele subsp. guachapele
  • guachapele (Spanish)
Samanea saman
  • monkeypod
  • rain tree