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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Mimosa |
Species: | M. somnians
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Binomial name | |
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Mimosa somnians, commonly known as dormideira, is a species of woody shrub in the genus Mimosa and the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Caribbean, Central America and South America.[2] It is a short, low-lying shrub with minuscule thorns lining its stem-like hairs.[3]
Mimosa somnians is notable for exhibiting rapid plant movement. Its leaves are sensitive to tactile stimulus, folding quickly when touched, similar to Mimosa pudica.[4] It can be differentiated from Mimosa pudica in that its leaves are bipinnate, there are more than four subbranchlets and these originate from more than one point on the branch.[4]
Mimosa somnians's leaflets are 4–5 mm long.[3] The flowers form pink balls.[3] It propagates by seeds.[4]
In Guyana, it is used to calm down irritable children via washing.[5]
Mimosa somnians contains (whole plant) about 0.029% tryptamine and about 0.029% methyltryptamine.[6]