Mimosa pudica L.

Mimosa pudica L.

Status: Accepted
Genus: Mimosa L.
Tribe: Mimoseae
References: [2825][1056][453][1]

Other names:

Mimosa hispidula Kunth [Synonym] [1442]

Common Names:

Descriptors:

Habit:
- Herb
- Shrub
Lifespan:
- Annual
- Perennial
Stems:
- Not climbing
Source(s):
- 1988(Africa)Lock JM
- 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
- 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
- 1993 Adams BR
- 1993 Polhill RM
- 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
- 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
- 1999-05 Heald J
Conservation Status:
- Not Threatened

Uses:

Environmental [14] [2828]
Forage [14]
Medicine [14] [1941] [2828]
Weed [1915] [2264] [2968]

Geographical Distribution:

Africa
- Cameroon [8]
- Gabon [105]
- Gambia The [11]
- Ghana [8]
- Ivory Coast [8]
- Kenya [1]
- Liberia [11]
- Malawi [6]
- Nigeria [11]
- Sao Tome & Principe [4]
- Senegal [11]
- Sierra Leone [11]
- South Africa [19]
- Sudan [8]
- Tanzania [1]
- Togo [23]
- Uganda [1]
- Zaire [7]
- Zimbabwe [6]

Asia [1913] [1914] [1927] [1929] [1939] [1947] [1998] [2010] [2022] [2085] [2825] [2827]
- Bhutan [1947]
- Cambodia [1913]
- China [2085]
- India-ISO [1914]
- Indonesia-ISO [2022]
- Iran [1939]
- Laos [1913]
- Malaysia-ISO [2022]
- Pakistan [2010]
- Philippines [2022]
- Ryukyu Is [2825]
- Sri Lanka [1927]
- Taiwan [1929] [2827]
- Thailand [1998]
- Vietnam [1913]

Australasia [261] [1880]
- Australia [1880]
  - New South Wales
  - Northern Territory
  - Queensland
- Papua New Guinea [261]

Caribbean [453] [1056] [2153] [2157] [2239] [2240]
- Antigua-Barbuda [2239]
- Bahamas [2153] [2239]
- Barbados [2240]
- Cayman Is [453] [2239]
- Cuba [2239]
- Dominica [2239]
- Dominican Republic [2157] [2239]
- Guadeloupe [2239]
- Haiti [2157] [2239]
- Jamaica [1056]
- Martinique [2239]
- Netherlands Leeward Is [2239]
- Puerto Rico [2239]
- St Kitts-Nevis [2239]
- St Lucia [2239]
- St Vincent [2239]
- Trinidad & Tobago [2239]
- Virgin Is [2239]

Central America [2156] [2239]
- Belize [1242] [1645]
- Costa Rica [1367] [1614] [1658]
- El Salvador [1645] [2156]
- Guatemala [1645]
- Honduras [1614]
- Mexico(North & Central) [2239]
- Mexico(South East) [2239]
- Nicaragua [1067] [1614]
- Panama [1123] [1222] [1224] [1604] [1645]

Indian Ocean [1915] [1941] [1982] [3062] [3065]
- Aldabra [1941]
- Chagos Archipelago [3065]
- Madagascar [1982]
- Maldives [3062]
- Mauritius [1915]
- Reunion [1915]
- Rodrigues [1915]
- Seychelles [1941]

North America
- United States [1256] [1271] [1431] [1614]

Pacific Ocean [261] [1939] [1949] [2022] [2264] [2266] [2835] [2968]
- Bismarck Archipelago [2022]
- Fiji [2264]
- Hawaii [1949]
- Niue [2266]
- Ogasawara-Shoto [2835]
- Society Is [2968]
- Solomon Is [261]

South America [2239]
- Bolivia [2239]
- Brazil [1103] [1121] [1123] [1167] [1231] [1234] [1414]
- Colombia [1121] [1292]
- Ecuador [2239]
- French Guiana [1123]
- Guyana [2239]
- Peru [1442]
- Surinam [1408]
- Venezuela [1661]

Notes:

Probably introduced to the Old World (Brenan,FTEA ref 1).
Three varieties recognised in East Africa (Brenan, ref.1 & ref.105)
Native of tropical America, but widely established in trop. to warm countries. [2907]
Five botanical varieties: see vars hispida,pudica,setosa,tetrandra & unijuga.

Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:46:58