Mimosa pudica L.

Shy Plant, Sensitive Plant, Sleepy Plant, Humble Plant, Shame Plant, Touch-me-not

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Genus: Mimosa
Species: pudica

Common names: Shy Plant, Sensitive Plant, Sleepy Plant, Humble Plant, Shame Plant, Touch-me-not
Thai names: กระทืบยอด kra thuep yot (Chanthaburi), กะหงับ ka ngap (Peninsular), ก้านของ kan khong (Nakhon Si Thammarat), นาหมื่อม้ะ na-mue-ma (Karen-Mae Hong Son), ไมยราบ maiyarap (Central), ระงับ ra ngap (Central), หงับพระพาย ngap phra phai (Chumphon), หญ้าจิยอบ ya chi yop (Northern), หญ้าปันยอด ya pan yot (Northern), หนามหญ้าราบ nam ya rap (Chanthaburi)
Chinese names: 含羞草 han xiu cao
Distribution: Pantropical, native to south and central America.
Image locations: Chiang Mai (A.Muang, Chom Thong, Mae Rim), Chonburi
Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
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