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Common name

English: Sensitive Plant

German: Schamhafte Sinnpflanze

Mandarin: 含羞草 (han xiu cao)

Portuguese: Dormideira

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Fabales (241)

        Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)

          Genus: Mimosa (8)

            Epithet: pudica L. (1)

Synonym: Mimosa hispidula Kunth

hispidula => somewhat rough or with small bristles

pudica => bashful, retiring, shrinking

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: violet, pink

External links

Check for Mimosa pudica at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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