Fabaceae FAMILY

Mimosa artemisiana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mimosa artemisiana is a deciduous tree with a wide, irregular and sparse crown; it can grow 12 - 25 metres tall. The crooked, cylindrical bole has a very thick and deeply fissured bark, it can be 25 - 50cm in diameter[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It is also sometimes used in reforestation plantings.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil.

HabitatHumid Atlantic rainforest, at elevations from 50 - 800 metres[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. Mainly found in secondary formations, usually in deep soils with a fairly high water table on flat land near rivers and on hill sides[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].