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Mimosa diplotricha var. inermis
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Mimosoideae)
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Citation: Mimosa diplotricha C. Wight ex Sanvalle var. inermis (Adelb.) Veldk., Fl. Males. Bull. 9: 416. 1987; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 67. 1992; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 11. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 170. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 113. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 244. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 128. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 112. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 339. 2009.
Mimosa invisa C. Mart. var. inermis Adelb. in Reinwardtia 2(2):359.1953; M.P. Nayar & Giri, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 3: 603.1982; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 171. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 190. 1990; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 205. 2005.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Aanathottavadi, Pandithottavadi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Giant sensitive plant
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Description:
Straggling subshrubs; stem 4-angular, without prickles. Leaves alternate to 12 cm long; rachis, tomentose; pinnae 5-10 pairs; leaflets c.20 pairs, oblong, 3-7 by 0.75-1 mm, overlapping, base oblique-truncate, apex acute-mucronate. Flowers pink. Lomentum flat, margin with recurved prickles; seeds 3-5, subrhombic.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Weed in degraded forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Native of Tropical America; a weed in India
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Pink, White
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Weed:
Yes
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vazhachal, Kattalappara, Koruthode, Keerapady, Adoor, Moozhiar, Odanthode, Aralam, Changanassery, Campshed area, Upper Moozhiar, Mancombu, Pooyamkutty, Vaniampuzha, Akampadam
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