BISH 493041Botany
Mimosa pudica
Sensitive Plant
As recorded: Mimosa pudica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 3096
- Date
- May 6, 1982
- Locality
- Village de Viatepaua
- Island
- Makatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -15.8167, -148.2667
- Elevation
- 45 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 6, 1982, Florence, J. also collected 5 other specimens.
Still here: Mimosa pudica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2019-12-21.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mimosa pudica. BISH 493041. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956442654. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/493041.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956442654 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
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