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Mimosa pudica L.

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HIGHER TAXON: Mimoseae

GENUS: Mimosa L.

Mimosa pudica L. [Preferred name]
    Mimosa hispidula Kunth {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Amboafotsikely [3402]; Cierra Tus Puertas [1645]; Cierrate Puta [2239]; Cogadrogadro [2264]; Dormideira [2239]; Dormidera [2239]; Dormilona [2239, 3348]; Feuilles L'Endormi [2157]; Herbe Sensible [1941]; Honte [2239]; Malicia [1414]; Maria-feche-a-porta [1414]; Matirosana [3402]; Mori Vivi [2239]; Mouri Leve [2157]; Naupate [2304]; Nidi-kumba [4751]; Pohe H'avare [2968]; Pope Haavare [2968]; Puta Vieja [1645]; Ramire [3402]; Ramirena [3402]; Roimena [3402]; Rotravahiny [3402]; Sansib [3058]; Sensitiva [2239]; Sensitive [1915, 2157, 2968]; Sensitive Grass [2264]; Sensitive Plant [32, 261, 453, 1941, 2153, 2264, 2968]; Shame Bush [2240]; Shame Face [453]; Shame Lady [453]; Shame Plant [1941]; Shame Weed [1056]; Tottal-vadi [4751]; Trompe la Mort [1915]; Vergonzosa [2239]; Verguenza [2239]; Vivi-mori [2157]; Zarza [1645]; Zarza Dormilona [1645]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Cameroon (I) [8]; Gabon (I) [105]; Gambia The (I) [11]; Ghana (I) [8]; Ivory Coast (I) [8]; Kenya (I) [1]; Liberia (I) [11]; Malawi (I) [6]; Nigeria (I) [11]; Sao Tome & Principe (I) [4]; Senegal (I) [11]; Sierra Leone (I) [11]; South Africa (I) [19]; Sudan (I) [8]; Tanzania (I) [1]; Togo (I) [23]; Uganda (I) [1]; Zaire (I) [7]; Zimbabwe (I) [6]
  Asia
Bangladesh (I) [3756]; Bhutan (I) [1947]; Brunei (I) [2022]; Cambodia (I) [1913]; China (I) [2085, 3403]; Fujian [3403]; Guangdong [3403]; Guangxi [3403]; Yunnan [3403]; East Timor (I) [2022]; India (I) [1914, 1947, 3009, 3017, 3020, 3027, 3028, 3035, 3040, 3041, 3043, 3092, 3094, 3100, 3366, 3371, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3377, 3380, 3388, 3587, 3590, 3615]; Andhra Pradesh [3009]; Arunachal Pradesh [3040]; Assam [3590]; Bihar [3371]; Delhi [3372]; Goa [3094]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3373]; Himachal Pradesh [3366]; Jammu-Kashmir [3041]; Karnataka [3020]; Kerala [3380]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3100]; Manipur [3366]; Meghalaya [3043]; Mizoram [3366]; Nagaland [3615]; Orissa [3587]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3377]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [1947]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3092]; Uttar Pradesh [3035]; West Bengal [3388]; Yanan [3366]; Indonesia (I) [261, 1998, 2022]; Iran (I) [1939]; Irian Jaya (N) [261]; Jawa (N) [2022]; Laos (I) [1913]; Malaysia (I) [2022, 2111]; Moluccas (N) [2022]; Nepal (I) [3369]; Pakistan (I) [2010]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [2111]; Philippines (I) [2022]; Ryukyu Is (I) [2825]; Sabah (N) [2022]; Sarawak (N) [2022]; Singapore (I) [3938]; Sri Lanka (I) [1927]; Sulawesi (N) [2022]; Sumatera (N) [2022]; Taiwan (I) [1929, 2827, 3403]; Thailand (I) [1998, 2022]; Vietnam (I) [1913]
  Australasia
Australia (I) [1880]; Papua New Guinea (I) [261]
  Caribbean
Antigua-Barbuda (N) [2239]; Bahamas (N) [2153, 2239]; Barbados (N) [2240]; Cayman Is (I) [453, 2239]; Cuba (N) [2239]; Dominica (N) [2239]; Dominican Republic (U) [2157, 2239]; Guadeloupe (N) [2239]; Haiti (U) [2157, 2239]; Jamaica (I) [1056]; Martinique (N) [2239]; Netherlands Leeward Is (N) [2239]; Puerto Rico (N) [2239]; St Kitts-Nevis (N) [2239]; St Lucia (N) [2239]; St Vincent (N) [2239]; Trinidad & Tobago (N) [2239]; Virgin Is (N) [2239]
  Central America
Belize (N) [1242, 1645]; Costa Rica (N) [1367, 1614, 1658]; El Salvador (N) [1645, 2156]; Guatemala (N) [1645]; Honduras (N) [1614]; Mexico(North & Central) (U) [2239]; Mexico(South East) (N) [2239]; Nicaragua (N) [1067, 1614, 3348]; Panama (N) [1123, 1222, 1224, 1604, 1645]
  Indian Ocean
Aldabra (I) [1941]; Coetivy I [1941]; Chagos Archipelago (U) [3065]; Christmas I (I) [3920]; Madagascar (I) [1982, 3402]; Maldives (I) [3062, 3076, 3390]; Mauritius (I) [1915]; Reunion (I) [1915]; Rodrigues (I) [1915]; Seychelles (I) [1941]
  North America
United States (I) [1256, 1271, 1431, 1614, 3157]; Florida [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (I) [261, 2022]; Fiji (I) [2264]; Hawaii (I) [1949]; Niue (I) [2266]; Ogasawara-Shoto (I) [2835]; Society Is (I) [2968]; Solomon Is (I) [261]
  South America
Bolivia (N) [2239]; Brazil (N) [1103, 1121, 1123, 1167, 1231, 1234, 1414]; Colombia (N) [1121, 1292]; Ecuador (N) [2239]; French Guiana (N) [1123]; Guyana (N) [2239]; Peru (N) [1442]; Surinam (N) [1408]; Venezuela (N) [1661]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Guinea-Congolian anthropic landscapes [7];
    Lake Victoria regional mosaic; anthropic landscapes. [1];
    Zambezian anthropic landscapes. [6];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [1, 261, 453, 1056, 1470, 1913, 1915, 1919, 1941, 1998, 2022, 2111, 2153, 2157, 2239, 2825, 3057, 3348, 3386, 3402, 3403, 3898, 3920] ; Distribution Map [2239] ; Illustration [261, 453, 1661, 1913, 1915, 1919, 1998, 2867, 3386, 3403]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] [1941] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-04 Seneviratne GI (Sinhala & Tamil Names), 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] [3348], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Herb [261] [1941] [3402], Shrub [261] ; Lifespan: Annual [261], Perennial [261] [3402] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Adams BR, 1993 Polhill RM, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan) Ohashi H, 1999-05

  
USES:
  Chemical products [3030]; Domestic [2022]; Environmental [14, 1998, 2022, 2828]; Forage [14]; Medicine [14, 1941, 2022, 2828, 3030, 3034, 3041, 3402, 3454]; Weed [261, 1915, 1998, 2264, 2968, 3076]

  
NOTES:
  Native of tropical America, but widely established in trop. to warm countries. [2907]
  Poilane 717: Pantropical. Common as a weed all over Thailand. [2832]
  Leaves extremely sensitive to the touch. [2022]
  Probably of South American origin. [3920]
  Reputed to enhance dairy production, but may be toxic when cut and dried. [3920]

  
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