Mimosa himalayana Gamble

 
  • Family : MIMOSACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BABOOL FAMILY (बबूल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Mimosoideae
  • Synonym(s) : Mimosa rubicaulis subsp. himalayana (Gamble) H.Ohashi
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mimosa himalayana Gamble
  • Common name : Himalayan Mimosa
  • Vernacular name :
    • Sandra tiga, Kodimudusu, Undra Ventra (Telugu)
    • Kirkichi, Kirkichikanta (Oria)
    • Shiahkanta, Kuchikanta, Sega janum (Bengali)
    • agla, aila, alral, eil, shiahkanta (Hindi)
    • Boksi ghans (Nepali)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Deciduous forest
  • Comments / notes : Common in scrub forests, sometimes in hedges. Large straggling, Deciduous shrubs. Flowers purple later changing to white
  • Flower, Fruit : September-January
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Khurda district, Bargarh district, Bolangir district
    • Uttarakhand : Nainital district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri
    • Himachal Pradesh : Shimla district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Alwar district,Churu district
  • Native : Indian Subcontinent
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol. 1. Published BSI: 172
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Mimosa himalayana. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

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