Mimosa scabrella
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| Mimosa scabrella | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Mimosoideae |
| Genus: | Mimosa |
| Species: | M. scabrella |
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| Mimosa scabrella Benth.[1] |
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Mimosa scabrella is a tree in the Fabaceae family. It is very fast growing and it can reach a height of 15 m tall in only 3 years.[2] Its trunk is about 0.1-0.5 m in diameter.[3] It has yellow flowers.[4] The tree's seeds number about 65,000–70,000 seeds/kg.[3]
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[edit] Uses
Before the advent of the diesel locomotive, M. scabrella wood was grown to fuel railroads in parts of Brazil.[3]
[edit] Alkaloids
Mimosa scabrella contains tryptamine, N-methyltryptamine, N,N-dimethyltryptamine and N-methyltetrahydrocarboline in its bark.[5]
[edit] Cultivation
USDA Zone 9 is recommended for outdoor cultivation,[6] and it is said that Mimosa scabrella is more tolerant of frost than Mimosa tenuiflora.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Mimosa scabrella information from NPGS/GRIN". www.ars-grin.gov. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?24412. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ "Mimosa scabrella". www.hort.purdue.edu. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Mimosa_scabrella.html. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ a b c "Species Information". www.worldagroforestrycentre.org. http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/sea/products/afdbases/af/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=1157. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ "SysTax - detailed information on Mimosa scabrella Benth.". www.biologie.uni-ulm.de. http://www.biologie.uni-ulm.de/cgi-bin/query_all/details.pl?id=64437&stufe=A&typ=PFL. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ "Google Book Search". books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=bUV8C6iLFkEC&pg=PA236&lpg=PA236&dq=%22Mimosa+somnians%22&source=web&ots=5KzgBm6X_5&sig=Rh_GpZxz_cB0AX73SDgeIpkvl84&hl=en#PPA208,M1. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ "Mimosa scabrella from B & T World Seeds". www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com. http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/carth.asp?species=Mimosa%20scabrella&sref=1708. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
[edit] External links
- Mimosa scabrella (www.worldagroforestrycentre.org)
- Mimosa scabrella (Purdue University)
- Mimosa scabrella (www.winrock.org)
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