General information
Scientific nomenclature
Currently belongs to Class Equisetopsida; Subclass Magnoliidae; Superorder Rosanae; Order Fabales; Family Fabaceae; Genre Mimosa; Especies Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. (TROPICOS.ORG).
Local names
Sabiá, angiquinho-sabiá, sansão-do-campo or unha-de-gato (CARVALHO, 2008).
Cultural and economic importance
Ornamental characteristics. Its wood is recommended to use outdoors as a living fence. Leaves are used to feed cattle (LORENZI, 2000).
Ecological importance
Because it is a pioneer, it is ideal for the recovery of degraded areas (LORENZI, 2000).
Phenology
In the second half of April, when 50% of the inflorescence of selected trees are in anthesis, inflorescences are marked. The harvest of M. caesalpiniifolia Benth. fruits initiates at the 105th day, until the 210th day after anthesis (ALVES et al., 2004). Generally, it has irregular flowering (BARNEBY, 1991), varying from state to state, concentrating in periods of 3 months.
Geographical distribution
Caatinga from the Northeast reagin (states of Ceará, Maranhão, Bahia, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte), and in Rio de Janeiro, even with wet climate. Also in the states of Amazonas, Pará, São Paulo, and in the Federal District (LIMA; AMORIM; SILVA JÚNIOR, 1997).
Botanic description
Size, crown shape, color, growth habit
Bush or perennial tree. It may reach up to 10 m (32.8ft) in height and 30 cm (11.8in) in diameter when adult. Dichotomous branches with sparse crown, very branched and with aculeus.
Vegetative characteristics
- Trunk and bark
Its bark may reach up to 5 mm in thickness with a light brown color and few thorns. Rhytidome that comes off in elongated stripes.
- Leaves
Bipannate leaves, alternate, usually with six pinnae (CARVALHO, 2007).
- Flower/inflorescence
Small bisexual flowers, white and with a soft perfume, arranged in cylindrical spikes (5 to 10 cm long). Generally, irregular blooming over the years.
- Fruit, seeds and dispersal syndrome
Dry fruit (7 to 10 cm in lenght by 10 to 13 mm wide).
Seed technology
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REFERENCES
- CARVALHO, P. E. R. Espécies arbóreas brasileiras. 3. ed. Brasília, DF: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica. Embrapa Florestas, 2008, 17 p.
- LORENZI, H. Árvores brasileiras: manual de identificação e cultivo de plantas arbóreas do Brasil. 3 ed. Instituto Plantarum, Nova Odessa, SP, v. 1, 351p. 2000.
- BARNEBY, R. C. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the new world. 1. ed. Bronx, NY: The New York Botanical Garden, 1991. 835 p.
- ALVES, E. U. et al. Dormência e desenvolvimento de sementes de sabiá (Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth.). Revista Árvore, Viçosa, v. 28, n. 5, p. 655-662, 2004.
- LIMA, P. C. F.; AMORIM, M. C. C. de; SILVA JUNIOR, L. G. de A. Influência de água salina na germinação de sementes de algaroba, leucena e sabiá. In: CONGRESSO NACIONAL DE BOTÂNICA, 48., 1997, Crato: Anais…Universidade Regional do Cariri: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil, 1997. p. 62.
- SPRUCE, R. Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. Availavle at <http://tropicos.org/Name/13036178>. Access 18 Sep. de 2018.