Mimosa pudica ?

[J.M. Garg]

Along roadside in Ponda area of Goa on 29/9/09.

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[Vijayadas D]

ya , this is Mimosa pudica .

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Vijayadas ji.
But I think as far as I remember I didn't feel the sensitivity on touching leaves of similar plants of Mimosa pudica (Sensitive Plant, Touch-me-not, Chui-mui छुई-मुई) as per link

http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Touch%20Me%20Not.html

Can there be some reason? This plant was quite commonly seen in Goa alongside the roads.

 

2009/10/27 Vijayadas D <vijay...@gmail.com>

[Vijayadas D]

Dear all,

 

Usually Mimosa pudica have its specific seismonastic movment. If your plant not showing , need further study. Any it is  my advice to check that palnts for movments again .

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Vijayadas ji.

Are there any simlar species not showing seismonastic movment?

2009/10/27 Vijayadas D <vijay...@gmail.com>

[Vijayasankar Raman]

Deal all, 

Insensitivity of leaves and number of leaflets suggest it could be a different species, most probably Mimosa hamata. Pods required to confirm the id.

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Vijayasankar ji for the feedback.

But Mimosa hamata doesn't match w.r.t. 3-6 pinnae & 6-10 pairs of leaflets as per Flowers of Sahyadri, while it matches with Mimosa pudica in this regard. My plant was just hardly seen above the herbs, while I have seen Mimosa hamata as a shrub with considerable heights.

 

2009/10/27 Vijayasankar Raman <vijay.b...@gmail.com>

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Vijayasankar ji & Vijayadas ji.

I think it's Mimosa pudica as I saw a similar plant a few days back in Hyderabad.

Sensivity comes only on touching & not taking ones' fingers near it (which possibly I have done in Goa).

2009/10/27 J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>