BISH 607297Botany

Mimosa pudica

Sensitive Plant

As recorded: Mimosa pudica L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 63538
Date: July 13, 1982
Locality: Pointe Apoo puhi
Island: Tahaa
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 20 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

148 Bishop specimens of Mimosa pudica · collected 1864–2007Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 13, 1982, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 22 other specimens.

Mimosa pudica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17,157 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Island of Hawaiʻi, Mountain View, HI, US

(c) bethnich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)

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Cite this specimen

Mimosa pudica. BISH 607297. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956645322. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/607297.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956645322 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026