Abstract
Abstract This paper is a taxonomic treatment of the species of Mimosa (Leguminosae) in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The analyses were from herbarium specimens and field expeditions between April 2014 and July 2015. The genus is represented by 22 species, including seven new species records for the Flora of Espírito Santo list. We provide an identification key, morphological descriptions, distribution maps, illustrations and comments on the taxonomy and geographic distribution.
Highlights
Veloso (1964) considered Espírito Santo state as one of the four high biodiversity centers of endemism in the Atlantic Forest domain
In Espírito Santo, Mimosa is represented by 23 taxa belonging to 22 species, which is 51.1% of the Mimoseae species in the state (Silva et al 2017) and 17.9% of the Mimosa species in the Atlantic Forest domain (BFG 2018)
Mimosa is associated with grassland formations (“campestres”) and disturbed areas (Dutra & Garcia 2014) and is well represented in all Brazilian biomes (Simon & Proença 2000; Dutra & Garcia 2014)
Summary
Veloso (1964) considered Espírito Santo state as one of the four high biodiversity centers of endemism in the Atlantic Forest domain. In Brazil, it occurs in the states of Pará, Rondônia, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Espírito Santo (as Mimosa setosa), Minas Gerais, and the Distrito Federal, where it is distributed in the Amazon domain, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest domain (Dutra et al 2015, 2020).
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