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The origin of the cocktail is unclear, and was originally called a "champagne orange". [5] Some credit the Paris Ritz 's bartender and cocktail writer Frank Meier for making the mimosa cocktail; however, Meier's 1934 book on mixing drinks, which has a special symbol for his inventions, does not use it for the mimosa. [ 5 ]
Acacia dealbata, the silver wattle, blue wattle [3] or mimosa, [4] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to southeastern Australia in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory, and widely introduced in Mediterranean, warm temperate, and highland tropical landscapes.
Acacia s.l. (pronounced / ə ˈ k eɪ ʃ ə / or / ə ˈ k eɪ s i ə /), known commonly as mimosa, acacia, thorntree or wattle, [2] is a polyphyletic genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. It was described by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773 based on the African species Acacia nilotica.
Vachellia farnesiana, also known as Acacia farnesiana, and previously Mimosa farnesiana, commonly known as sweet acacia, [12] huisache, [13] casha tree, or needle bush, is a species of shrub or small tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its flowers are used in the perfume industry.
Mimosa leucocephala Lam. Mimosa leucophala Lam. Leucaena leucocephala is a small fast-growing mimosoid tree native to southern Mexico and northern Central America (Belize and Guatemala) [ 1 ] [ 4 ] and is now naturalized throughout the tropics including parts of Asia.
Mimosa scabrella (Bracatinga) is a tree in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. It is a cross-pollinating, mostly tetraploid plant with 52 chromosomes. Mimosa scabrella is native to the southern region of Brazil. There it grows naturally in associations called “Bracatingais”.
Mimosa diplotricha is a species of leguminous woody shrub native to the Neotropics. It is an invasive species and now has a pantropical distribution. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is commonly known as the giant sensitive plant , giant false sensitive plant , or nila grass .
From warana ("eyes of the gods"), the name of the plant among the Sateré-Maué, referring to an origin myth, via Portuguese [96] [97] Guaruba guarouba (golden parakeet) parakeet: Tupi: Both generic and specific names come from Guiarubas, meaning "yellow bird" [98] Guava (Psidium guajava) myrtle: Taíno: Common and specific names derive from ...