Common name
English: Sensitive Plant
German: Schamhafte Sinnpflanze
Mandarin: 含羞草 (han xiu cao)
Portuguese: Dormideira
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2725)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2639)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2224)
Order: Fabales (245)
Family: Fabaceae (245)(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- [306] Mimosa pudica - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [1186] Mimosa - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
- [1537] Mimosa pudica - Flora of China @ efloras.org
Literature
- [14] Sauerborn E., Sauerborn J. (1984): Plants of cropland in Western Samoa with special reference to taro. Verlag Josef Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany.