Mimosa diplotricha C.Wright

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Equisetopsida > Fabales > Fabaceae > Mimosa > M. diplotricha

Description: Rambling shrubs, stem pubescent, prickles short, in 4-rows. Leaves to 10 cm long, pinnae opposite, to 5 cm long, leaflets to 35 pairs, to 5 x 1 mm, oblong, truncate at base, glabrous; rachis prickled. Head to 1.5 cm across, in terminal racemes, peduncled. Flowers many, 3 mm long, pink. Stamens 10, filaments 6 mm long. Pods 2-5 cm long, bristly, black when mature.

Flowering and Fruiting : August - February

Uses : Often planted as a fencing plant. Whole plant is used in medicinal preparations.

Cultivation : Cultivated, Wild

References

http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

https://indiabiodiversity.org