Sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica)

Sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica) is a short shrub in Fabaceae and is easily recognized by leaves that quickly close when touched. Although a number of legion members can do the same, shy daughters react faster than other species.

M. pudica folds leaves only temporarily where a few minutes will recover or expand as before. This plant will also close the leaves when blown by the wind or exposed to heat. The process occurs by changes in turgor pressure in the leaf bone. The stimulation was also felt by other leaves that were not touched.



This seismonastic motion is an example of a tigmonastic movement that does not care where the touch comes from. Basically putri malu plants close the leaves to protect from herbivores who want to eat them. The color of the lower leaves is paler in color to make the animal think that the plant has withered and is no longer interested in eating.

The action plant has erect stems when young, but it creeps with age. The stems are slender, branched, slightly spiny and grow to a length of 1.5 m. The leaves are bipinnately compounds with one or two pairs of pinnae and 10-26 leaflets per pinna. The leaf stalks are also spiny.

The head of the pedunculate flower is pale pink or purple emerging from leaf axils with more flowers as the plant grows older. Fruit consists of groups of 2-8 pods for 1-2 cm long. The pods break into 2-5 segments and contain pale brown seeds of around 25 mm.

TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Tribe: Mimoseae
Genus: Mimosa L. in Sp. Pl.: 516 (1753)
Species: Mimosa pudica L. in Sp. Pl.: 518 (1753)
Variety: Mimosa pudica var. hispida Brenan, Mimosa pudica var. pastoris Barneby, Mimosa pudica var. pudica, Mimosa pudica var. tetrandra (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) DC., Mimosa pudica var. unijuga (Duchass. & Walp.) Griseb.

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Eburnax pudica (L.) Raf. in New Fl. 1: 42 (1836)

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VERNACULAR NAME

Assamese: Nilajban
Australia: Sensitive weed
Bali: Padang getap
Batak: Si hirput, Si kerput
Bengali: লজ্জাবতী Lajjabati
Bislama: Bluflaoa
Brunei: Puteri malu, Rumput malu, Sopan malu
Chinese (simplified): 含羞草
Chinese (traditional): 含羞草 - 見笑草
Czech: Citlivka stydlivá
Danish: Ægte mimose
Dutch: Kruidje-roer-mij-niet
English: Sensitive plant, Sleepy grass, Sleepy plant, Action plant, Humble plant, Touch-me-not, Touch-and-die, Shame plant, Shy plant, Common sensitive plant, Dormilones, Mimosa, Sensitive weed, Shameplant, Sleeping grass, Zombie plant
Filipino: Makahiya, Torog-torog, Babain
Finnish: Tuntomimosa
French: Herbe mamzelle, Mimosa pudique, Sensitive
German: Mimose
Guangdong: 含羞草
Hawaiian: Hilahila, Pua-hilahila
Hindi: छुई-मुई - लाजवंती - लाजवंती - लाजवंती Lajwanti Chui-mui, Lajwanti, Lajvanti, Lajwati
Hong Kong: 含羞草
Hungarian: Szemérmes mimóza
Indonesian: Putri malu, Sikejut
Japanese: オジギソウ - お辞儀草 - ネムリグサ - ミモザ
Java: Kucingan, Randelik, Pis kucing, Ri sirepan
Kannada: Nachige mullu, Muttidare muni, Olamucchaga, Muchuga, Naachike mullu, Olamucchiga, Olamucchaka, Olamuni
Khmer: ស្មៅ បានឡា - បានក្រាប Smau bânla, Bânkrap
Korean: 미모사
Lampung: Jukuk ancing
Lao: F'az langab, Th'üb nhub
Lithuanian: Jautrioji mimoza
Macao: 含羞草
Madura: Rebha lo-malowan, Rebha dus-todusan
Maharashtra: लाजाळू
Malayalam: Theendrmani, Thottalvadi, Thottavadi, Tintarmani
Malaysia: Pokok semalu, Memalu, Malu-malu
Manado: Daun kaget-kaget
Manipuri: Kangphal ikaithabi
Marathi: Lajaloo
Melayu: Si kejut, Daun rebah bangun
Minangkabau: Sikajuik
Mizo: Hlonuar
Nepali: लज्जावती - बुहारी झार - भुइन लहरा - लजवन्ती झार - निदाउने झार - नानी झार - नानी कान्डा Lajjaawatee, Buhaaree Jhaar, Bhuin Laharaa, Lajawantee Jhaar, Nidaaune Jhaar, Naanee Jhaar, Naanee Kaandaa
Northern Thai: ᩉ᩠᩶ᨿᩣᨧᩥᨿᩬᨷ
Odia: ଲାଜକୁଳୀ ଲତା
Oria: Lajakuli, Lajkui, Lajuli, Nachkuli, Lajalu
Palauan: Mechiuaiu
PNG: Matmat
Polish; Mimoza wstydliwa
Portuguese: Dormideira
Russian: Мимоза стыдливая
Sanskrit: Lejjallu
Singapore: Mimosa
Sinhala: නිදිකුම්බා Nidikumba
Slovak: Citlivka hanblivá
Spanish: Adormidera, Doncella, Dormidera, Dormilona, Mimosa sensitiva, Moriviví
Sunda: Bujang kagit, Jukut borang, Jukut gehgehran, Jukut riyud, Rondo kagit
Swedish: Sensitiva
Tagalog: Makahiya
Taiwan: 含羞草
Tamil: Thottaar siungi, Totalvadi
Tangkhul: Vashina
Telugu: Nidrabhunji, Attipatti, Lajjavathi, Peddanidra kanni
Thai: ไมยราบ
Tonga: Mate-loi, Mateloi
Tulu: ನಾಚಿಕೆ ಮುಳ್ಳು
Ukrainian: Мімоза сором'язлива
USA: Shame plant

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