Sensitivae Censitae: A Description of the Genus Mimosa Linnaeus. Mem (65) books the fourth largest family of

the fourth largest family of flowering plants

This large

Since the last serial paper on Strychnos appeared in print in 1965 in the Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden

Seven new species and one new variety are described

NYBG Press is pleased to offer this set of three books written by Anne Mottola and beautifully illustrated by Maria Mottola

Sensitivae Censitae: A Description of the Genus Mimosa Linnaeus. Mem (65) books the fourth largest family ofAs implied in its title, this book is intended as a descriptive inventory or census of the species of Mimosa found in the New World. It is designed to provide a means of identification, a record of geographical and ecological distribution, and to serve as a precursor for regional and state floras that may be in preparation. Conservationists will find in these pages a rollcall of rare and highly localized species actually or potentially endangered. In