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''Mimosa scabrella'' is a tree in the Fabaceae family. It is very fast-growing and it can reach a height of 15 m tall in only 3 years.〔 〕 Its trunk is about 0.1–0.5 m in diameter.〔 〕 It has yellow flowers.〔 〕 == Biology == ''Mimosa scabrella'' (Bracatinga) is a tree of the Fabaceae family, sub-family Mimosoideae. It is a cross pollinating, mostly tetraploid plant with 52 chromosomes. ''M. scabrella'' is native to the southern region of Brazil. There it grows naturally in associations called “Bracatingais”. Especially the Cerrado zone is a centre of biodiversity, where about one quarter of all Mimosa species are found.〔Dahmer N, Schifino-Wittmann M T, Guerra D, Weiler R L. (2013) ‘‘Bracatinga’’ (Mimosa scabrella Bentham), a multipurpose tree growing in Southern Brazil: chromosome number and genetic variation. Genet Resour Crop Evol 60:377–383 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10722-012-9931-6#page-1〕 It is one of the fastest growing trees in the world. Within 14 months ''Mimosa scabrella'' grows up to 5 m, in 2 years it reaches 8–9 m and in 3 years it can grow to a height of 15 m. 〔Orwa C,A Muta, Kindt R, Jamnads R,S Anthony. 209 Agroforestry Database: a tree reference and selection guide version 4.0 (http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Mimosa_scabrella.pdf) http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Mimosa_scabrella.pdf〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mimosa scabrella」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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