Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Mimosa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 6.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry forest areas of northeast Brazil, found mainly in deep soils, growing in both primary and secondary formations.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food charcoal environmental use fuel material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Mimosa caesalpiniifolia leaf picture by Alicia vitoria Cavalcanti (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Mimosa caesalpiniifolia flower picture by JP Corrêa Carvalho (cc-by-sa)
Mimosa caesalpiniifolia flower picture by Senger Mario (cc-by-sa)
Mimosa caesalpiniifolia flower picture by Alicia vitoria Cavalcanti (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Mimosa caesalpiniifolia world distribution map, present in Brazil and Côte d'Ivoire

Conservation status

Mimosa caesalpiniifolia threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:507748-1
WFO ID wfo-0000211663
COL ID 43G5G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 844199
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Synonyms

Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Mimosa caesalpiniaefolia