Serial no: 2824
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26

ກະຖີ່ນໜາມ
Giant sensitive tree

Mimosa pigra L.


Plants
Woody plants
Trees and palms

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Local name:
ລາວ: ໜາມນ້ຳເວັ້ນ ແລະ ຫຍ້າຍຸບຕົ້ນ. ໄທ: ໄມ້ຍະຣາບຕົ້ນ ແລະ ໄມ້ຍະຣາບຍັກ.

Synonyms :
Mimosa asperata var. pigra Willd.
Mimosa brasiliensis Niederl.
Mimosa canescens Willd.
Mimosa ciliata Willd.
Mimosa hispida Willd.
Mimosa pigra var. pigra
Mimosa polyacantha Willd.

Family:
Fabaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A

Distribution in Laos :
Southern Mekong Corridor
Northern Mekong Corridor
Vientiane Plain

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:
N/A

Invasiveness :
N/A

IUCN status :
N/A

Lao official status :
N/A

Use
Use types:
Medicine

Comments on use types:

Domestication:
N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:
N/A

Value chains:
N/A

Nutrition
Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:
N/A

Nutrient /100g Remark
Proteins N/A N/A
Carbohydrates N/A N/A
Fats N/A N/A
Vitamins N/A N/A
Minerals N/A N/A
Fibers N/A N/A

References
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References:
Son, N.H., V. Lam, Ph., V. Cam, Ng., Thi Thanh, D.V., V. Dung, Ng., Khanh, L.D., Forno, I.W. (1999). Preliminary studies on control of Mimosa pigra in Vietnam. Control of Mimosa pigra in Vietnam.
Mbatchou, V.C., Ayebila, A.J., Apea, O.B. (2011). Antibacterial activity of phytochemicals from Acacia nilotica ,Entada africana and Mimosa pigra L. on Salmonella typhi. Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 10(1): 1248-1258.
Fish, U.S., Service, W. (2015). Catclaw Mimosa (Mimosa pigra) Ecological Risk Screening Summary, From Walden et al.
Marko, M. (1999). Controlling invasion of the exotic shrub (Mimosa pigra) in tropical Australian wetlands. Restoration and Reclamation review, 4(6).
Rijal, S., Cochard, R. (2016). Invasion of Mimosa pigra on the cultivated Mekong River floodplains near Kratie, Cambodia: farmers’ coping strategies, perceptions, and outlooks. Reg Environ Change, 16: 681–693.

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