Mimosa pudica
Sensitive Plant
As recorded: Mimosa pudica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Decker, B.G.
- Collector number
- 717
- Date
- October 22, 1963
- Locality
- Eastern Puamau Valley. Slope above sea about 0.5 km beyond Catholic Mission
- Island
- Hiva Oa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 23 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 22, 1963, Decker, B.G. also collected 7 other specimens.
Mimosa pudica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17,149 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 607149. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956688254. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/607149.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956688254 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026