Mimosa scabrella

Mimosa scabrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Mimosoideae
Genus:	Mimosa
Species:	M. scabrella
Binomial name
Mimosa scabrella Benth.[1]
Synonyms
Mimosa bracaatinga Hoehne

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]

Uses

Before the advent of the diesel locomotive, M. scabrella wood was grown to fuel railroads in parts of Brazil.^[3]

Alkaloids

Mimosa scabrella contains tryptamine, N-methyltryptamine, N,N-dimethyltryptamine and N-methyltetrahydrocarboline in its bark.^[5]

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.

See also

• Psychedelic plants
• Reforestation

References

1. ^ "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. 
2. ^ "Mimosa scabrella". www.hort.purdue.edu. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Mimosa_scabrella.html. Retrieved 2008-04-19. 
3. ^ ^{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. 
4. ^ "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. 
5. ^ "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. 
6. ^ "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. 

External links

• Mimosa scabrella (www.worldagroforestrycentre.org)
• Mimosa scabrella (Purdue University)
• Mimosa scabrella (www.winrock.org)