Mimosa verrucosa

Mimosa verrucosa
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Mimosa
Species:	M. verrucosa
Binomial name
Mimosa verrucosa Benth.[2]

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.

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.[3] The blossom filaments are pink and the anthers are cream colored.[4]

Uses

The wood of the tree is used for making charcoal, firewood and wooden stakes.[5] The bark is used for medicine.[5]

Characteristics

Mimosa vericosa

Mimosa verrucosa has been proven to be a very important provider of pollen for Apis mellifera, the European honey bee.[6]

Chemical constituent

The tree contains the hallucinogen dimethyltryptamine in its root bark.[7]

See also

• Mimosa tenuiflora
• Psychedelic plants

References

1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Mimosa verrucosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32979A9740149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32979A9740149.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. "Mimosa verrucosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
3. "Specimen Details :: Virtual Herbarium :: NYBG.org". sweetgum.nybg.org. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
4. "Specimen Details :: Virtual Herbarium :: NYBG.org". sweetgum.nybg.org. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
5. Americas CITES Trees
6. 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.
7. UNODC Bulletin on Narcotics 1969 Archived July 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Media related to Mimosa verrucosa at Wikimedia Commons