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Mimosa somnians
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Genus: Mimosa
Species: M. somnians
Binomial name
Mimosa somnians
Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.[1]
Synonyms
  • Mimosa acutiflora Benth.[2]
  • Mimosa palpitans Willd.[2]
  • Mimosa podocarpa Benth.[2]
  • Mimosa quadrijuga Benth.[2]
  • Mimosa somnians Willd. var. podocarpa[2] (Benth.)Niederl.
  • Mimosa somnians Willd. var. quadrijuga[2] Niederl.
  • Mimosa somniculosa Kunth[2]

Mimosa somnians ("Dormideira") is a tree in the Fabaceae family. It is native to the Caribbean, Central America and South America.[2] It is a short, low lying shrub with minuscule thorns lining its stems like hairs.[3] Its leaves are sensitive, meaning that, when touched, they close quickly, similarly 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 sominans's leaflets are 4–5 mm long.[3] The flowers form pink balls.[3] It propagates by seeds.[4]

Contents

Forms, subspecies and varieties[5]

  • Mimosa somnians f. viscida
  • Mimosa somnians subsp. longipes
  • Mimosa somnians subsp. viscida
  • Mimosa somnians var. aquatica
  • Mimosa somnians var. deminuta
  • Mimosa somnians var. diminuta
  • Mimosa somnians var. glandulosa
  • Mimosa somnians var. lasiocarpa
  • Mimosa somnians var. leptocaulis
  • Mimosa somnians var. longipes
  • Mimosa somnians var. lupulina
  • Mimosa somnians var. possensis
  • Mimosa somnians var. somnians
  • Mimosa somnians var. velascoensis
  • Mimosa somnians var. viscida

Uses

In Guyana, it is used to calm down irritable children via washing.[6]

Mimosa somnians contains (whole plant) about 0.029% tryptamine and about 0.029% methyltryptamine.[7] It is also said to contain dimethyltryptamine.

References

  1. ^ "Mimosa somnians information from NPGS/GRIN". www.ars-grin.gov. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?24418. Retrieved 2008-05-07.  
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Mimosa somnians - ILDIS LegumeWeb". www.ildis.org. http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?sciname=Mimosa+somnians. Retrieved 2008-05-07.  
  3. ^ a b c "Full text of "Flora of Yucatan"". www.archive.org. http://www.archive.org/stream/floraofyucatanfistan/floraofyucatanfistan_djvu.txt. Retrieved 2008-05-08.  
  4. ^ a b c "Translated version of http://laflor.ifas.ufl.edu/Weeds%20of%20CR/cd/MALEZAS/leguminosas/Mimosa%20somnians.html". translate.google.com. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://laflor.ifas.ufl.edu/Weeds%2520of%2520CR/cd/MALEZAS/leguminosas/Mimosa%2520somnians.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=9&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Mimosa%2Bsomnians%2522%26start%3D110%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dcom.mandriva:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8. Retrieved 2008-05-08.  
  5. ^ "Mimosa (Genus)". zipcodezoo.com. http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Mimosa_Genus.asp. Retrieved 2008-05-07.  
  6. ^ Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana), Retrieved 5-07-08
  7. ^ "Journal of Natural Products: Vol.42, Issue 2 (ACS Publications)". pubs3.acs.org. http://pubs3.acs.org/acs/journals/toc.page?incoden=jnprdf&indecade=&involume=42&inissue=2. Retrieved 2008-05-07.  

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Wikispecies

Up to date as of January 23, 2010

From Wikispecies

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG II (down to family level)

Main Page
Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiospermae
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales
Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Mimosoideae
Tribus: Mimoseae
Genus: Mimosa
Species: Mimosa somnians

Name

Mimosa somnians Bonpl. ex Willd.

References

  • Species Plantarum 4(2):1036. 1806
  • USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Data from 07-Oct-06]. [1]







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