Mimosa tenuiflora

Mimosa tenuiflora
Mimosa tenuiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Mimosa
Species:
M. tenuiflora
Binomial name
Mimosa tenuiflora
Range of Mimosa tenuiflora
Synonyms
  • Acacia hostilis Mart.
  • Acacia jurema Mart.
  • Acacia tenuiflora Willd.
  • Mimosa cabrera H. Karst.
  • Mimosa hostilis (C. Mart.) Benth.
  • Mimosa limana Rizzini

Mimosa tenuiflora, syn. Mimosa hostilis, also known as jurema preta, calumbi (Brazil), tepezcohuite (México), carbonal, cabrera, jurema, black jurema, and binho de jurema, is a perennial tree or shrub native to the northeastern region of Brazil (Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Pernambuco, Bahia) and found as far north as southern Mexico (Oaxaca and coast of Chiapas), and the following countries: El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. It is most often found in lower altitudes, but it can be found as high as 1,000 m (3,300 ft).