About Hooked Mimosa
Mimosa hamata (Hindi:Alāy shrub (अलाय) is a species of flowering shrub in the family Fabaceae, that is native to the countries of India and Pakistan.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mimosa hamata
- Genus
- Mimosa
- Family
- MIMOSACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles
- Native to
- S. America
- Distribution
- Tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Mundi, बंदर की राखी Bander-ki-Rakhi, स्याह कांटा Siah-kanta
- Tamil
- Intiri
- Telugu
- Undrakampa, Vundra, Wundra
- Marathi
- गुलाबी बबूल Gulabi babul
Botanical family
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Hooked Mimosa belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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