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Mimosa pudica
Mimosa pudica
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Mimosa pudica
L.
Common Name :
Touch-Me-Not, Sensitive Plant, Lajamani
Plant Family :
Mimosaceae
Plant Form :
Herb
Occurrence (Sectors) :
15, 21, 30
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Van Chetana Kendra
About Mimosa pudica Plant :
Habit :
A diffuse undershrub, armed with prickles.
Leaves :
Sensitive, digitate, stipules linear-lanceolate, leaflets 12-20 pairs, linear-oblong.
Inflorescence :
Globose head.
Flowers :
Pink, peduncles prickly.
Calyx very small.
Corolla pink, lobes 4, ovate oblong.
Stamens 4, much exserted, anthers not gland-crested.
Ovary sessile, ovules many.
Fruit :
Pods curved, moniliform, 3-5 seeded.
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
September-October
Significance :
Common everywhere and cultivated in the gardens.