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''Mimosa somnians'' ("Dormideira") is a tree in the Fabaceae family. It is native to the Caribbean, Central America and South America.〔 It is a short, low-lying shrub with minuscule thorns lining its stems like hairs.〔 〕 Its leaves are sensitive, meaning that, when touched, they close quickly, similarly to ''Mimosa pudica''.〔 〕 It can be differentiated from ''Mimosa pudica'' in that its leaves are bipinnate, there are more than four subbranchlets and these originate from more than one point on the branch.〔 ''Mimosa sominanss leaflets are 4–5 mm long.〔 The flowers form pink balls.〔 It propagates by seeds.〔 ==Forms, subspecies and varieties〔 〕== *''Mimosa somnians f. viscida'' *''Mimosa somnians'' subsp. ''longipes '' *''Mimosa somnians'' subsp. ''viscida'' *''Mimosa somnians'' var. ''aquatica'' *''Mimosa somnians'' var. ''deminuta'' *''Mimosa somnians'' var. ''diminuta'' *''Mimosa somnians'' var. ''glandulosa'' *''Mimosa somnians'' var. ''lasiocarpa'' *''Mimosa somnians'' var. ''leptocaulis'' *''Mimosa somnians'' var. ''longipes'' *''Mimosa somnians'' var. ''lupulina'' *''Mimosa somnians'' var. ''possensis'' *''Mimosa somnians'' var. ''somnians'' *''Mimosa somnians'' var. ''velascoensis'' *''Mimosa somnians'' var. ''viscida'' ==Uses== In Guyana, it is used to calm down irritable children via washing.〔( Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana) ), Retrieved 5-07-08〕 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 somnians」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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