Mimosa pudica
Sensitive Plant
As recorded: Mimosa pudica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Leland, B.; Chase, E.W.B.; Tilden, J.E.E.W.B. Chase →B. Leland →J.E.R. Tilden →
- Collector number
- 1
- Date
- September 1, 1909
- Locality
- Papeete
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1909, Leland, B.; Chase, E.W.B.; Tilden, J.E. also collected 2 other specimens.
Mimosa pudica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17,150 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
327J+PQM, Sargipal, Chhattisgarh 494001, India
(c) Sanjana Dutta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Illoura Pl, Cooroibah, QLD, AU
(c) Dion, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Cairns QLD, Australia
no rights reserved
2026-10-25
CWPQ+M3J, Heredia Province, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
(c) Pete Siminski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Khordha, Odisha, IN
(c) noahfrog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
264台灣宜蘭縣員山鄉惠好村
(c) 陳柏璋, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Mimosa pudica. BISH 155118. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956552927. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/155118.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956552927 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026