Mimosa verrucosa

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.

Mimosa verrucosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Mimosa
Species:
M. verrucosa
Binomial name
Mimosa verrucosa

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.[2] The blossom filaments are pink and the anthers are cream colored.[3]

Uses

The wood of the tree is used for making charcoal, firewood and wooden stakes.[4] The bark is used for medicine.[4]

Characteristics
Mimosa vericosa

Mimosa verrucosa has been proven to be a very important provider of pollen for Apis mellifera, the European honey bee.[5]

Chemical constituent

The tree contains the hallucinogen dimethyltryptamine in its root bark.[6]

See also

References

Notes
  1. "Mimosa verrucosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  2. "Specimen Details :: Virtual Herbarium :: NYBG.org". sweetgum.nybg.org. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  3. "Specimen Details :: Virtual Herbarium :: NYBG.org". sweetgum.nybg.org. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  4. Americas CITES Trees
  5. 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.
  6. UNODC Bulletin on Narcotics 1969 Archived July 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

General references
  • Mimosa verrucosa herbarium specimen (NY Botanical Gardens):


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