Mimosa scabrella Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Mimosa

Characteristics

A quick-growing, unarmed tree to 15-20 m high, characterized by a dense indumentum of stellate hairs on the leaflets.
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A tree. It grows 15 m tall. The trunk is 10-50 cm across. The leaves are twice divided.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Araucaria pine forests at higher elevations, where it is more common in secondary formations.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal coffee substitute cover plant environmental use fiber food fuel hedge material ornamental paper shade soil improve timber wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It grows very rapidly.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 16 - 27
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Mimosa scabrella unspecified picture

Distribution

Mimosa scabrella world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:508647-1
WFO ID wfo-0000165568
COL ID 43GRW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Mimosa scabrella Mimosa bracaatinga Mimosa bracaatinga f. paucijuga Mimosa scabrella var. aspericarpa Mimosa scabrella var. scabrella Mimosa bracaatinga var. aspericarpa