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Mimosa verrucosa, known as jurema-branca, is a drought-tolerant shrub or small tree from the arid northeast of Brazil, valued as a pollen source for honey bees. It is grown mainly for its hardiness in dry, hot conditions rather than as a decorative houseplant.
Mimosa verrucosa, commonly known as jurema-branca ("white jurema") or jurema-de-oeiras, is a species of legume of the genus Mimosa, in the common bean family, Fabaceae.
It is a shrub or small tree native to Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte). It has "near threatened" conservation status as a result of human‐caused deforestation in arid to semi-arid regions of Northeastern Brazil.
The wood of the tree is used for making charcoal, firewood and wooden stakes. The bark is used for medicine.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mimosa verrucosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
