Mimosa verrucosa | |
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Conservation status | |
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3) | |
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. verrucosa |
Binomial name | |
Mimosa verrucosa Benth. |
Mimosa verrucosa, commonly known as jurema-branca ("white jurema") or jurema-de-oeiras, is a species of legume of the genus Mimosa, in the common bean family, Fabaceae.
It is a shrub or small tree native to Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte). It has "near threatened" conservation status as a result of human‐caused deforestation in arid to semi-arid regions of Northeastern Brazil.
Growth
The tree grows to about 2.5 to 5 m tall and has blossoms that are pink cylindrical spikes. The blossom filaments are pink and the anthers are cream colored.
Uses
The wood of the tree is used for making charcoal, firewood and wooden stakes. The bark is used for medicine.
Characteristics
Mimosa verrucosa has been proven to be a very important provider of pollen for Apis mellifera, the European honey bee.
Chemical constituent
The tree contains the hallucinogen dimethyltryptamine in its root bark.
See also
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Mimosa verrucosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32979A9740149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32979A9740149.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- "Mimosa verrucosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- "Specimen Details :: Virtual Herbarium :: NYBG.org". sweetgum.nybg.org. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- "Specimen Details :: Virtual Herbarium :: NYBG.org". sweetgum.nybg.org. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ Americas CITES Trees
- Moreti, Augusta Carolina De Camargo Carmello; Carvalho, Carlos Alfredo Lopes De; Marchini, Luís Carlos; Oliveira, Patrícia Cantalino Fernandes De (2000). "Espectro polínico de amostras de mel de Apis mellifera L., coletadas na Bahia" [Pollen spectrum of honey samples from Apis mellifera L., collected in Bahia]. Bragantia (in Portuguese). 59 (1): 01–06. doi:10.1590/S0006-87052000000100002.
- UNODC Bulletin on Narcotics 1969 Archived July 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Media related to Mimosa verrucosa at Wikimedia Commons
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