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Mimosa somnians
Mimosa somnians, commonly known as dormideira, is a species of woody shrub in the genus Mimosa and the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Caribbean, Central America and South America.[2] It is a short, low-lying shrub with minuscule thorns lining its stem-like hairs.[3] Mimosa somnians is notable for exhibiting rapid plant movement. Its leaves are sensitive to tactile stimulus, folding quickly when touched, similar to Mimosa pudica.[4] It can be differentiated from Mimosa pudica in that its leaves are bipinnate, there are more than four subbranchlets and these originate from more than one point on the branch.[4] Mimosa somnians's leaflets are 4–5 mm long.[3] The flowers form pink balls.[3] It propagates by seeds.[4] Forms, subspecies and varieties
UsesIn Guyana, it is used to calm down irritable children via washing.[5] Chemical constituentsMimosa somnians contains (whole plant) about 0.029% tryptamine and about 0.029% methyltryptamine.[6] References
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