Mimosa somnians
| Mimosa somnians | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Mimosoideae |
| Genus: | Mimosa |
| Species: | M. somnians |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimosa somnians Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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]
Forms, subspecies and varieties
- 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.[5]
Chemical constituents
Mimosa somnians contains (whole plant) about 0.029% tryptamine and about 0.029% methyltryptamine.[6]
References
- ↑ "Mimosa somnians information from NPGS/GRIN". www.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Mimosa somnians - ILDIS LegumeWeb". www.ildis.org. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- 1 2 3 "Full text of "Flora of Yucatan"". www.archive.org. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- 1 2 3 "Translated version of http://laflor.ifas.ufl.edu/Weeds%20of%20CR/cd/MALEZAS/leguminosas/Mimosa%20somnians.html". translate.google.com. Retrieved 2008-05-08. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana), Retrieved 5-07-08
- ↑ 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. doi:10.1021/np50002a017.
External links
- Herbarium Specimens (NY Botanical Gardens):
- Photos of Mimosa somnians (laflor.ifas.ufl.edu)