Mimosa Thorn

Caesalpinia mimosoides

Climbing shruboutdoor

About Mimosa Thorn

Hultholia mimosoides is a liana species and the sole species in the genus Hultholia. It was formerly placed in the genus Caesalpinia but phylogenetic studies identified the group to be polyphyletic, leading the placement of Caesalpinia mimosoides in a new genus, Hultholia in the tribe Caesalpinieae. Its distribution includes: Bangladesh, Yunnan in China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. This species is distinct and can be separated from Caesalpinia by the glandular spots covering the stem, calyx, and fruits. The pods are falcate and inflated. The needle-like trichomes on the stem are different from the prickles on stems of species in Mezoneuron and other genera previously placed in Caesalpinia.

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Caesalpinia mimosoides
Genus: Caesalpinia
Family: CAESALPINIACEAE
Habit: Climbing shrub
Habitat: Secondary forests and farmlands
Native to: India
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China
Flowering & fruiting: October-March
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Local Names

Tamil: பூனைக்கழற்சி punai-k-kalarci
Kannada: ಈಜಿಮುಳ್ಳು eejimullu, ಗಣಜಿಲು ganajilu, ಕೆಂಚಿಗೆ kenchige
Malayalam: ചിങ്ങമുള്ള് chingamullu, കൽത്തൊട്ടാവാടി kalthottaavaadi, കൂറമുള്ള് kooramullu
Marathi: लाजरी lajri, नारकती narkati

Botanical family

Caesalpiniaceae

Senna family

Mimosa Thorn belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.

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