PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / FABALES / FABACEAE / CAESALPINIOIDEAE / MIMOSEAE / MIMOSA / PUDICA / HISPIDA
Annual or perennial herb, sometimes woody below, up to 1 m high, often prostrate or straggling; stems ± sparsely armed with prickles 2-5 mm long, in addition varying from densely hispid (in our variety) to almost subglabrous. Leaves sensitive, unarmed; petioles and rhachillae usually setulose: petiole 1-5.5 cm long; rhachis very short so that the 2 (rarely only 1) pairs of pinnae are subdigitate; rhachillae 2.5-8.8 cm long; leaflets 10-26 pairs, 6-12.5(15) x 1.2-2.75(3) mm, linear-oblong, margins setulose, venation diverging from and not nearly parallel to the midrib. Stipules 8-14 mm long, persistent. Flowers pink or lilac, in shortly ovoid pedunculate heads ±1-1.3 cm long and 0.6-1 cm wide, 1-5 together from the axils; peduncles 1-4 cm long, setulose. Calyx minute, ±0.2 mm long. Corolla tubular-campanulate, 2-2.25 mm long, lobes densely grey-puberulous apically. Bracteoles 1.8-2.2 mm long, longer than the corollas in bud, their margins ciliate with setiform hairs which project from 1-1.5 mm beyond the corolla when in bud. Stamens 4, free, up to 5.5 mm long; anthers glandular apically. Pods clustered, brown, compressed, straight or slightly falcate, 1-1.8 x 0.3-0.5 cm (excluding the prickles), densely setose-prickly on the margins, breaking up transversely into segments, the margins persisting as an empty frame. Seeds olive-brown, ±3.5 x 3 mm. From: Ross, JH. 1975. Mimosoideae. Fl. S. Africa 16(1): 1-155. BRI, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Found in disturbed areas. From: Ross, JH. 1975. Mimosoideae. Fl. S. Africa 16(1): 1-155. BRI, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Pietermaritzburg. From: Ross, JH. 1975. Mimosoideae. Fl. S. Africa 16(1): 1-155. BRI, Pretoria. [CC BY]
0 to 500 m
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
FSA
SA
BOT
NAM
ESW
LES
WC
EC
NC
FS
GA
KZN
LP
MP
NW
Absent
Indigenous
Endemic
Naturalised
Invasive
Names and Sources
Published in: Kew Bull. 10(2): 186 (1955)
| Common name | Language | Reference/barcode | Published as |
|---|---|---|---|
| action plant | English | Balsinhas, AA; Engelbrecht, VM; Harding, GB; Joffe, H; Stirton, CH; Wells, MJ. 1986. Catalogue of problem plants in southern Africa, A: Mem. bot. Surv. S. Afr. 53. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 53: 1-658. BRI, Pretoria. | |
| humble plant | English | Balsinhas, AA; Engelbrecht, VM; Harding, GB; Joffe, H; Stirton, CH; Wells, MJ. 1986. Catalogue of problem plants in southern Africa, A: Mem. bot. Surv. S. Afr. 53. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 53: 1-658. BRI, Pretoria. | |
| Imbuna | Zulu | NH0139431-0 | |
| kruidije-roer-my-nie | Afrikaans | Balsinhas, AA; Engelbrecht, VM; Harding, GB; Joffe, H; Stirton, CH; Wells, MJ. 1986. Catalogue of problem plants in southern Africa, A: Mem. bot. Surv. S. Afr. 53. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 53: 1-658. BRI, Pretoria. | |
| live-and-die | English | Balsinhas, AA; Engelbrecht, VM; Harding, GB; Joffe, H; Stirton, CH; Wells, MJ. 1986. Catalogue of problem plants in southern Africa, A: Mem. bot. Surv. S. Afr. 53. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 53: 1-658. BRI, Pretoria. | |
| sensitive plant | English | Balsinhas, AA; Engelbrecht, VM; Harding, GB; Joffe, H; Stirton, CH; Wells, MJ. 1986. Catalogue of problem plants in southern Africa, A: Mem. bot. Surv. S. Afr. 53. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 53: 1-658. BRI, Pretoria. | |
| shame plant | English | Balsinhas, AA; Engelbrecht, VM; Harding, GB; Joffe, H; Stirton, CH; Wells, MJ. 1986. Catalogue of problem plants in southern Africa, A: Mem. bot. Surv. S. Afr. 53. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 53: 1-658. BRI, Pretoria. | |
| shame plant weed | English | Balsinhas, AA; Engelbrecht, VM; Harding, GB; Joffe, H; Stirton, CH; Wells, MJ. 1986. Catalogue of problem plants in southern Africa, A: Mem. bot. Surv. S. Afr. 53. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 53: 1-658. BRI, Pretoria. | |
| touch-me-not | English | Balsinhas, AA; Engelbrecht, VM; Harding, GB; Joffe, H; Stirton, CH; Wells, MJ. 1986. Catalogue of problem plants in southern Africa, A: Mem. bot. Surv. S. Afr. 53. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 53: 1-658. BRI, Pretoria. |
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Fabales
FAMILY Fabaceae
SUBFAMILY Caesalpinioideae
TRIBE Mimoseae
GENUS Mimosa
SPECIES pudica
VARIETY hispida
28 results for Mimosa pudica L. var. hispida Brenan
Barcode: NH0139518-0 Collector(s) & number: Cheek, MD, 920 | 2011-6-1
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Amanzimtoti, Tributary to Little Amanzimtoti, close to Vasco da Gama Road.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0911071-0 Collector(s) & number: Rwaburindore, PK, #2401 | 1987-4-15
Uganda, Uganda: Butembe-Bunya, Busoga U3, Buwenda, 5km West of Jinja town.Roadside bushland.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0911068-0 Collector(s) & number: Rwaburindore, PK, #2365 | 1987-4-1
Uganda, Uganda: Kyadondo, W. Mengo, 1 km. N of Kisaasi.Roadside bushland.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0238342-0 Collector(s) & number: Menne, W, 1316 | 1996-5-1
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lower Tugela District: Umhlali; 2km South of Compensation/Ballito flyover on the N2 toll road.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0457978-0 Collector(s) & number: Ross, JH, 1993 | 1969-2-25
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, DURBAN BOT GARDENS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0130096-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 13122 | 1995-5-10
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, North Coast. Shakaskraal. East of road and rail bridges: Mhlali Floodplain.
General notes: Suffrutex, small, low; flowers pink. Vegetation type: floodplain reeds. Substrate: soil. Moisture regime: floodplain. Soil type: silty sand (alluvial). Exposure: sun. Aspect: East. Slope: gentle. Other: with short vegetation in tall (dry) reed stand. Notes: common. Altitude: ca. 14m.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0101491-0 Collector(s) & number: Cunningham, AB, s.n. | 1987-4-13
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0121220-2 Collector(s) & number: Menne, W, 1316 | 1996-5-1
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Umhlali, c. 2km south of Compensation/Ballito flyoveron the N2 toll road.
General notes: Road verge, mowed grass. Scandent, spiny shrub. Flowers pinkish mauwe fading to a dusty cream. Vigorous, spreading plant;flowering and fruiting profusely "Sensitive" leaves.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0123833-0 Collector(s) & number: Menne, W, 1316 | 1996-5-1
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Umhlali, c.2km South of Compensation/Ballito flyover on the N2 toll road.
General notes: Road verge, mowed grass. Scandent, spiny shrub. Flowers pinkish mauve fading to a dusty cream. Vigorous, spreading plant; flowering and fruiting profusely."Sensitive" leaves.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0147677-0 Collector(s) & number: Cheek, MD, 1771 | 2013-7-8
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban; Amanzimtoti; Wanda Cele Road.
General notes: Not abundant.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0911072-0 Collector(s) & number: Thomas, DW, 4041 | 1984-10-13
Cameroon,
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0121220-1 Collector(s) & number: Menne, W, 1316 | 1996-5-1
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Umhlali, c. 2km south of Compensation/Ballito flyoveron the N2 toll road.
General notes: Road verge, mowed grass. Scandent, spiny shrub. Flowers pinkish mauwe fading to a dusty cream. Vigorous, spreading plant;flowering and fruiting profusely "Sensitive" leaves.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0782326-0 Collector(s) & number: Plowes, DCH, 6083 | 1974-12-28
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Amanzimtoti.
General notes: River bank. Herb to 50cm, straggling to partially erect. Plant with sensitive leaves growing in rank grass & weeds. Flowers in short mauve-pink catkin-like to elongate balls. Stems & leaf rachis with ginger coloured hairs.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0390500-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 6212 | 1967-3-27
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, UMBOGINTWINI VALLEY
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0059648-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, s.n. | 1967-3-27
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban District, Umbogintwini Valley
General notes: Erect herb 90cm tall in secondary scrub on floodplain in alluvial fine sandy caly. Occasional. Leaves sensitive to touch. Flowers Mauvish pink.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0632798-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 13122 | 1995-5-10
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, North Coast, Shakaskraal, East of road and rail bridges: Mhlali Floodplain.
General notes: Floodplain reeds. Silty sand (alluvial). Slope: Gentle. With short vegetation in tall (dry) reed stand. Small, low suffrutex. Conf: A. Krige 2005
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0721696-0 Collector(s) & number: Plowes, DCH, 6083 | 1974-12-28
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, AMANZIMTOTI; GROWING IN RANK GRASS AND WEEDS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0147780-0 Collector(s) & number: Cheek, MD, 2519 | 2016-4-22
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Eshowe; along R66; close to Gingindlovu.
General notes: Not cultivated; only one large patch seen (1 square metre).
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0142736-0 Collector(s) & number: Cheek, MD, 1298 | 2012-5-22
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, Westville surburb, corner of Syringa and Spine Road.
General notes: About 5 separate plants along the roadside. Early detection and Rapid Response.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0121220-3 Collector(s) & number: Menne, W, 1316 | 1996-5-1
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Umhlali, c. 2km south of Compensation/Ballito flyoveron the N2 toll road.
General notes: Road verge, mowed grass. Scandent, spiny shrub. Flowers pinkish mauwe fading to a dusty cream. Vigorous, spreading plant;flowering and fruiting profusely "Sensitive" leaves.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0135658-0 Collector(s) & number: Cheek, MD, 751 | 2010-7-28
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Umhlanga, Ballito area, next to R102 close to the Ballito drive turnoff.
General notes: Notes: Not abundant. No herbivory.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0131027-0 Collector(s) & number: Styles, D, 2243 | 2004-1-17
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Banks of the Umgeni River, downriver of the INanda Dam Wall, inland of Durban.
General notes: Plants with pink flowers, leaves sensitive to touch, a number at one point in a sandy place on the banks of the Umgeni River. Habitat: riverbank. Substrate: soil. Soil type: sandy. Notes: occasional.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0059472-0 Collector(s) & number: Ross, JH, 1993 | 1969-2-25
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban Botanic Gardens.
General notes: Herb, woody below, up to 0.5 m high growing in red berea sand. Plants armed with prickles.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0695362-0 Collector(s) & number: Retief, IM, 350 | 1987-1-13
South Africa, Mpumalanga, BLYDE RIVER DAM; SYBRAND VAN NIEKERK; RESORT. IN LAWNS AND ALONG ROADS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0139431-0 Collector(s) & number: Keswa, VW, 1429 | 2006-11-26
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Ezinqoleni Municipality, KwaNongidi, ±1 1 km west of Bhosiki Primary School.
General notes: Zulu Botanical Knowledge Project.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0918713-0 Collector(s) & number: Dibata, JJ, 182 | 1987-6-15
Gabon, Gabon: Estuaire: Okala, Libreville. Vegetation 2e.
General notes: Photo 36: 22.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0134994-0 Collector(s) & number: Cheek, MD, 223 | 2010-1-15
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, eThekwini Municipality, Westville suburb, Kingsmead Drive, near the cul-de-sac.
General notes: Notes: Not abundant. No herbivory noted.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
1975
No results found for Mimosa pudica L. var. hispida Brenan
| Part(s) of plant used | Use(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Leaves (fresh, young) | Nervousness | Hutchings, A; Scott, HA; Lewis, G; Cunningham, AB (eds). 1996. Zulu medicinal plants: an inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. [All rights reserved] |
| Unspecified | Vermifuge | Hutchings, A; Scott, HA; Lewis, G; Cunningham, AB (eds). 1996. Zulu medicinal plants: an inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. [All rights reserved] |
| Plant | Used medicinally (Used by: Zulu) | Hutchings, A; Scott, HA; Lewis, G; Cunningham, AB (eds). 1996. Zulu medicinal plants: an inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. [All rights reserved] |
| Leaves (fresh, young) | Heart palpitations | Hutchings, A; Scott, HA; Lewis, G; Cunningham, AB (eds). 1996. Zulu medicinal plants: an inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. [All rights reserved] |
| Unspecified | Dysmenorrhoea - Women | Hutchings, A; Scott, HA; Lewis, G; Cunningham, AB (eds). 1996. Zulu medicinal plants: an inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. [All rights reserved] |
| Unspecified | Convulsions | Hutchings, A; Scott, HA; Lewis, G; Cunningham, AB (eds). 1996. Zulu medicinal plants: an inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. [All rights reserved] |
| Leaves (fresh, young) | Insomnia | Hutchings, A; Scott, HA; Lewis, G; Cunningham, AB (eds). 1996. Zulu medicinal plants: an inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. [All rights reserved] |
| Leaves (fresh, young) | Teething - Infants | Hutchings, A; Scott, HA; Lewis, G; Cunningham, AB (eds). 1996. Zulu medicinal plants: an inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. [All rights reserved] |
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