Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Mimosa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support climber
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry forests of northeast Brazil, where it is found mainly in secondary formations on the floodplains of rivers in deep, moist, fertile, usually alkaline soils.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food charcoal 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

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Distribution

Mimosa tenuiflora world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Ghana, Honduras, Singapore, El Salvador, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Mimosa tenuiflora threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:508775-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174654
COL ID 6RLRC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Mimosa nigra Acacia tenuiflora Mimosa limana Mimosa tenuiflora Mimosa cabrera Mimosa hostilis Acacia hostilis Mimosa apodocarpa var. hostilis