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Mimosa verrucosa

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA FABALES LEGUMINOSAE

Scientific Name: Mimosa verrucosa
Species Authority: Benth.
Common Name/s:
Spanish – Jurema Branca, Jurema De Oieras

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
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Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: North-east Brazil.
Countries:
Native:
Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte)
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Common on hillsides, this shrubby tree is found on caatinga.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): It is slowly declining as a result of exploitation for timber and fuel.
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Mimosa verrucosa. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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