Mimosa somnians

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Mimosa somnians
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Mimosa
Species:
M. somnians
Binomial name
Mimosa somnians
Synonyms [2]
  • Mimosa acutiflora Benth.
  • Mimosa palpitans Willd.
  • Mimosa podocarpa Benth.
  • Mimosa quadrijuga Benth.
  • Mimosa somnians Willd. var. podocarpa (Benth.)Niederl.
  • Mimosa somnians Willd. var. quadrijuga Niederl.
  • Mimosa somniculosa Kunth

Mimosa somnians, commonly known as dormideira, is a species of woody shrub in the genus Mimosa and the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Caribbean, Central America and South America. [2] It is a short, low-lying shrub with minuscule thorns lining its stem-like hairs. [3]

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Mimosa somnians is notable for exhibiting rapid plant movement. Its leaves are sensitive to tactile stimulus, folding quickly when touched, similar to Mimosa pudica . [4] It can be differentiated from Mimosa pudica in that its leaves are bipinnate, there are more than four subbranchlets and these originate from more than one point on the branch. [4]

Mimosa somnians's leaflets are 4–5 mm long. [3] The flowers form pink balls. [3] It propagates by seeds. [4]

Forms, subspecies and varieties

Uses

In Guyana, it is used to calm down irritable children via washing. [5]

Chemical constituents

Mimosa somnians contains (whole plant) about 0.029% tryptamine and about 0.029% methyltryptamine. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Mimosa somnians". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Mimosa somnians - ILDIS LegumeWeb". www.ildis.org. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 "Full text of "Flora of Yucatan"" . Retrieved 8 May 2008.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mimosa somnians". laflor.ifas.ufl.edu. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.
  5. ↑ Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana), Retrieved 5-07-08
  6. ↑ Gupta, M. P.; Arias, T. D.; Etheart, J.; Hatfield, G. M. (1979). "The Occurrence of Tryptamine and N-Methyltryptamine in Mimosa somnians". Journal of Natural Products. 42 (2): 234–236. doi:10.1021/np50002a017. PMID   27802381.
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