Mimosa

Mimosa
Mimosa ( Mimosa pudica ), as a neophyte on Réunion
Systematics
Eurosiden I Order : Fabales (Fabales) Family : Legumes (Fabaceae) Subfamily : Mimosa family (Mimosoideae) Tribe : Mimoseae Genre : Mimosa
Scientific name
Mimosa
L.

The mimosa ( Mimosa ), sometimes referred to as meaning plants called, are a genus of the subfamily of Mimosa Family (Mimosoideae) within the family of legumes (Fabaceae). They are mainly native to the Neotropics . Individual species are invasive plants in many tropical and marginal tropical countries .

description

Double pinnate leaves of Mimosa spegazzini

Illustration of mimosa ( Mimosa pudica )

Illustration from Florae Columbiae, 1863, panel CXXXI by Mimosa spiciflora

Vegetative characteristics

Mimosa styles are herbaceous plants , half-shrubs , shrubs and small trees . The mostly thorny stems have double-pinnate leaves . In Mimosa species, nastic movements ( plant movement ) occur in the leaves . There are stipules and “stipules”, also on the pinna.

Generative characteristics

In the leaf axils stand individually or in groups on inflorescence shafts head-shaped or cylindrical- eared inflorescences . In the Mimosa species, all flowers are hermaphroditic or there may be a subdiocyte .

The seated, relatively small flowers are three to sechszählig, mostly fourfold double perianth (perianth). The sepals are fused bell-shaped. The petals are only fused at their base. The most striking thing about the flowers are the free, filamentous and protruding stamens that stand in one or two circles of (three) four (six) each and protrude above the petals. The anthers have no glands. The single carpel contains many ovules . The stylus is thread-like.

The mostly flat, articulated legumes ( frame pods ) are elongated to linear, membranous to leathery and consist of solitary limbs that are separated from each other by durable frames (replum). The flat seeds are elliptical to circular.

Nastias of mimosas

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The mimosa is also often referred to as a "sensory plant" because it reacts noticeably to external stimuli such as touch. However, this name is a bit misleading, as every plant naturally reacts to external stimuli to a greater or lesser extent. The plant reacts to touch stimuli (thigmonastia), to vibratory stimuli (seismonasty), to injury (trauma atonasty), to changes in light intensity (photonasty) and to air movement with a non-specific direction of stimulus movement of the petiole, the pinnate ray and the leaflets ( nastia ).

Invasive plant species

In many tropical to subtropical countries, various types of mimosa are very unpopular neophytes . These invasive plants spread to pasture areas. Mimosa are not eaten by cattle because of their movements and the thorns, and so quickly colonize large areas through rich seed formation.

Systematics and distribution

The genus name Mimosa was first published in 1753 by Carl von Linné in Species Plantarum , 1, pp. 516-523. Lectotype species is Mimosa sensitiva L. Synonyms for Mimosa L. are: Acanthopteron Britton , Haitimimosa Britton , Leptoglottis DC. ex Standl. , Leptoglottis DC. nom. inval., Lomoplis Raf. , Mimosopsis Britton & Rose , Morongia Britton , Neomimosa Britton & Rose , Pteromimosa Britton , Schranckiastrum Hassl. , Wardrobe Willd.

The genus Mimosa belongs to the tribe Mimoseae in the subfamily of the Mimosoideae within the family Fabaceae (Leguminosae). There are about 57 genera of similar species within the flowering plants ; the number of species is estimated at 530 and new species are constantly being described. This species-rich genus is divided into sections and series.

The genus Mimosa is mainly native to the Neotropic . Their habitats include rain forests to dry savannah .

Mimosa bimucronata

Mimosa caesalpiniifolia

Mimosa diplotricha

Mimosa hamata

Open inflorescence of Mimosa nuda

Mimosa nuda leaves

Mimosa pigra

Mimosa pudica

Habitus and inflorescences with pink stamens of Mimosa quadrivalvis var. Nuttallii

Articulated legumes of Mimosa quadrivalvis var. Nuttallii

Bud and open inflorescences of Mimosa spegazzini

Mimosa tenuiflora

Mimosa verrucosa

There are around 400 to 530 species of Mimosa , here is a selection:

• Mimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega (Syn .: Acacia acanthocarpa Willd. , Acacia aculeaticarpa (Ortega) Lag. , Mimosa acanthocarpa (Willd.) Poir. ): There are several varieties.
  • Mimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega var. Aculeaticarpa : It occurs with from the southern United States to Mexico .
  • Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. Biuncifera (Benth.) Barneby (Syn .: Mimosa biuncifera Benth. )
• Mimosa acutistipula (Mart.) Benth. (Syn .: Acacia acutistipula Mart. ): It occurs in Brazil.
• Mimosa adpressa Hook. & Arn. : It occurs in Uruguay and Argentina .
• Mimosa affinis BLRob. : It occurs in Mexico and Belize .
• Mimosa albida Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. : About three varieties thrive in the Andes :
  • Mimosa albida Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. var. albida
  • Mimosa albida var. Glabrior B.L.Rob.
  • Mimosa albida var. Willdenowii (Poir.) Rudd (Syn .: Mimosa floribunda Willd. , Mimosa willdenowii Poir. )
• Mimosa andina Benth. : It thrives in the Andes .
• Mimosa arenosa (Willd.) Poir. : It occurs with some varieties in southern Mexico, in the Caribbean, in Central and South America:
  • Mimosa arenosa (Willd.) Poir. var. arenosa (Syn .: Acacia arenosa Willd. , Acacia malacocentra Mart. , Mimosa malacocentra (Mart.) Benth. )
  • Mimosa arenosa var. Leiocarpa (DC.) Barneby
  • Mimosa arenosa var. Lysalgica Barneby
• Mimosa artemisiana Heringer & Paula : It occurs in Brazil.
• Mimosa asperata L .: It occurs in Texas , Mexico , Belize , Guatemala , Nicaragua and Cuba .
• Mimosa bahamensis Benth. : It occurs in Mexico, the Bahamas , Belize and Guatemala .
• Mimosa bimucronata (DC.) Kuntze (Syn .: Acacia bimucronata DC. , Mimosa sepiaria Benth. ): It is native to Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. With the varieties:
  • Mimosa bimucronata var. Adenocarpa Hassl.
  • Mimosa bimucronata var. Bimucronata
• Mimosa blanchettii Benth. : It occurs in the Brazilian state of Bahia.
• Mimosa brachycarpa Benth. : It occurs in Brazil.
• Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. : It is originally found in Brazil and is a neophyte in Africa.
• Mimosa calodendron Mart. ex Benth. : It occurs in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
• Mimosa camporum Benth. (Syn .: Mimosa martensis Britton & Killip ): It occurs from Mexico and the Caribbean to northern and western South America.
• Mimosa casta L .: It is native to South America, Panama and the Caribbean.
• Mimosa ceratonia L .: It occurs in the Caribbean and Brazil.
• Mimosa debilis Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. : It occurs in Costa Rica , Panama and South America.
• Mimosa diminuta M.F.Simon & CEHughes
• Mimosa diplotricha C. Wright (Syn .: Mimosa invisa Mart. ): It originates in front of Mexico and the Caribbean to South America and in Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands, a neophyte.
• Mimosa distachya Cav. : It occurs in Arizona, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Colombia and Venezuela .
• Mimosa distans Benth. : It occurs with some varieties in Brazil and Paraguay .:
• Mimosa dolens Vell. : It occurs with some subtaxa in Brazil, Bolivia , Paraguay and Uruguay :
• Mimosa dormiens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. (Syn .: Mimosa humilis Humb. & Bonpl. Ex Willd. ): It occurs in Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil.
• Mimosa dysocarpa Benth. : It occurs from the southern United States to Mexico.
• Mimosa emoryana Benth. : It occurs from Texas to Mexico.
• Mimosa ephedroides (Hook. & Arn.) Benth. : It occurs in Argentina .
• Mimosa farinosa Griseb. : It occurs in Argentina.
• Mimosa filipes Mart. : It occurs in Brazil.
• Mimosa flagellaris Benth. : It occurs in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.
• Mimosa flocculosa Burkart : It occurs in Brazil and Paraguay.
• Mimosa grahamii A.Gray : It occurs in about two varieties in Arizona , New Mexico and the Mexican states of Chihuahua , Durango and Sonora .
  • Mimosa grahamii A. Gray var. Grahamii (Syn .: Mimosa lemmonii A. Gray )
  • Mimosa grahamii var. Prolifica (S.Watson) Barneby (Syn .: Mimosa prolifica S.Watson ): It occurs only in the Mexican state of Chihuahua .
• Mimosa guilandinae (DC.) Barneby (Syn .: Acacia guilandinae DC. ): It occurs in two varieties in Panama , in Brazil and in northern and western South America.
  • Mimosa guilandinae var. Guilandinae
  • Mimosa guilandinae var. Spruceana (Benth.) Barneby (Syn .: Mimosa spruceana Benth. )
• Mimosa hamata Willd. (Syn .: Mimosa armata Rottl. Ex Spreng. ): It occurs in India and Pakistan.
• Mimosa hirsutissima Mart. : It occurs in two varieties in South America.
  • Mimosa hirsutissima var. Grossa Barneby
  • Mimosa hirsutissima Mart. var. hirsutissima (Syn .: Mimosa tomentosa Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. )
• Mimosa incana (Spreng.) Benth. (Syn .: Acacia incana Spreng. ): It occurs in Brazil and Uruguay.
• Mimosa invisa Mart. ex Colla : It occurs in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil.
• Mimosa kalunga M.F.Simon & CEHughes : It occurs in Brazil.
• Mimosa laticifera Rizzini & A.Mattos (Syn .: Mimosa obovata Benth. ): It occurs in Brazil.
• Mimosa luisana Brandegee : It occurs in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Puebla.
• Mimosa malacophylla A.Gray : It occurs from Texas to Mexico.
• Mimosa mensicola Barneby : It occurs in the Brazilian state of Bahia.
• Mimosa myriadena (Benth.) Benth. : It occurs in Costa Rica and in South America.
• Mimosa nuda Benth. (Syn .: Mimosa glaucescens Benth. ): It occurs in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
• Mimosa ophthalmocentra Mart. ex Benth. : It occurs in Brazil.
• Mimosa orthocarpa Benth. : It occurs in Mexico.
• Mimosa palmeri Rose : It occurs in the Mexican states of Sinaloa and Sonora.
• Mimosa pigra L. (Syn .: Mimosa pellita Humb. & Bonpl. Ex Willd. ): It occurs in Africa, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America and is a neophyte in Asia, Australia, North America and Hawaii .
• Mimosa pilulifera Benth. : It occurs in about two varieties in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.
  • Mimosa pilulifera var. Pilulifera
  • Mimosa pilulifera var. Pseudincana (Burkart) Barneby (Syn .: Mimosa aparadensis Burkart , Mimosa pseudincana Burkart )
• Mimosa polyantha Benth. : It occurs in Mexico.
• Mimosa polycarpa Kunth : It occurs in about two varieties in Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil.
• Mimosa polydactyla Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. : It occurs in Costa Rica, Panama, Martinique and in South America.
• Mimosa pseudosetosa M.F.Simon & CEHughes : It occurs in Brazil.
• Mimosa ( Mimosa pudica L. )
• Mimosa quadrivalvis L .: It occurs in several varieties in North, Central and South America and on the Caribbean islands.
  • Mimosa quadrivalvis var. Angustata (Torr. & A. Gray) Barneby (Syn .: Schrankia angustata Torr. & A. Gray , Schrankia uncinata Willd. )
  • Mimosa quadrivalvis var. Floridana (Chapm.) Barneby (Syn .: Schrankia floridana Chapm. , Schrankia microphylla var. Floridana (Chapm.) Isely , Schrankia uncinata auct. Pl.)
  • Mimosa quadrivalvis var. Leptocarpa (DC.) Barneby (Syn .: Mimosa candollei R.Grether , Wardrobe argentinensis Burkart , Wardrobe leptocarpa DC. )
  • Mimosa quadrivalvis var. Nuttallii (DC. Ex Britton & Rose) Barneby ex LSBeard (Syn .: Leptoglottis nuttallii DC. Ex Britton & Rose , Schrankia nuttallii ( DC. Ex Britton & Rose) Standl. )
  • Mimosa quadrivalvis var. Platycarpa (A.Gray) Barneby (Syn .: schrankia roemeriana (Scheele) Blank. )
  • Mimosa quadrivalvis var. Quadrivalvis (Syn .: Wardrobe quadrivalvis (L.) Merr. )
• Mimosa quitensis Benth. (native to the Andes)
• Mimosa ramulosa Benth. : It occurs in southern Brazil and Uruguay.
• Mimosa rhododactyla var. Benthamii (JFMacbr.) Barneby (Syn .: Mimosa benthamii J.F.Macbr. ): It occurs in Mexico.
• Mimosa rubicaulis Lam. : With the two subspecies:
  • Mimosa rubicaulis Lam. subsp. rubicaulis : It occurs in India and Afghanistan .
  • Mimosa rubicaulis subsp. himalayana (Gamble) H.Ohashi (Syn .: Mimosa himalayana Gamble ): It occurs in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan.
• Mimosa rufescens Benth. : It occurs in South America.
• Mimosa scabrella Benth. (Syn .: Mimosa bracaatinga Hoehne ): It occurs in Brazil.
• Mimosa schomburgkii Benth. : It occurs in Honduras, Nicaragua and northern South America.
• Mimosa sensibilis Griseb. : It occurs in Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil.
• Mimosa sensitiva L .: It occurs in Peru and Brazil.
• Mimosa setosa Benth. : It occurs in two subspecies in Paraguay and Brazil.
  • Mimosa setosa subsp. paludosa (Benth.) Barneby (Syn .: Mimosa paludosa Benth. )
  • Mimosa setosa Benth. subsp. setosa : It only occurs in Brazil.
• Mimosa somnians Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. : It occurs in Mexico, in Central and South America.
• Mimosa strigillosa Torr. & A.Gray : It is common from the southern United States to Mexico, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
• Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir. (Syn .: Acacia tenuiflora Willd. , Mimosa cabrera H.Karst. , Mimosa hostilis (Mart.) Benth. ): It is distributed from Mexico through Central America to northern South America.
• Mimosa tricephala Cham. & Schltdl. : It occurs in several varieties in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica.
  • Mimosa tricephala var. Lignosa (Micheli) Chehaibar & R.Grether (Syn .: Mimosa lignosa Micheli )
  • Mimosa tricephala var. Nelsonii (BLRob.) Chehaibar & R.Grether (Syn .: Mimosa nelsonii B.L.Rob. )
  • Mimosa tricephala Cham. & Schltdl. var. tricephala
  • Mimosa tricephala var. Xanti (A. Gray) Chehaibar & R.Grether (Syn .: Mimosa xanti A.Gray )
• Mimosa uliginosa Chodat & Hassl. : It occurs in Argentina, Paraguay and southern Brazil.
• Mimosa uraguensis Hook. & Arn. : It occurs in Uruguay and Argentina.
• Mimosa velloziana Mart. : It occurs from Mexico to Argentina.
• Mimosa verrucosa Benth. : It occurs in Brazil.
• Mimosa viperina M.F.Simon & CEHughes : It occurs in Brazil.
• Mimosa xanthocentra Mart. : It occurs in South America.

use

A Mimosa -Art consisting of Brazil derived mimosa ( Mimosa pudica ) is usually as annuals, ornamental plant cultivated, but it's like all mimosa species actually enduring.

Metaphorical meaning

The term mimosa is used metaphorically for a very sensitive and overly sensitive (or recovering from an illness) person.

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• Delin Wu, Ivan C. Nielsen: Mimoseae in der Flora of China , Volume 10, 2010, p. 53: Mimosa - online with the same text as the printed work. (Sections Description and Systematics)
• SI Ali: Mimosaceae : Mimosa - Online. (Section description)
• RC Barneby: Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World , In: Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden , Volume 65, 1991, pp. 1-835.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Wolfgang Hensel: Plants in Action - Krümmen Flaps Schleudern. Spectrum Akademischer Verlag GmbH Heidelberg-Berlin-Oxford 1993.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv} Mimosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Marcelo F. Simon, Colin E. Hughes, Stephen A. Harris: Four New Species of Mimosa (Leguminosae) from the Central Highlands of Brazil , In: Systematic Botany , 35 (2), 2010, 277– 288. doi: 10.1600 / 036364410X518793
4. ↑ Evangelische Sonntags-Zeitung : Highly sensitive people have a hard time »Don't get in line!« ( Memento of the original from January 23, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , from December 13, 2017, loaded on January 22, 2018 

Web links

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• Description of the genus in Trees and shrubs of the Andes of Ecuador . (Spanish)