Beautiful Chhuimui On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Mimosa pudica* L., Sp. pl. 1:518. 1753 > > > Common names: touch-me-not, common sensitive plant, shameplant > Hindi: Chhui-mui, lajwanti > > Low undershrub with curved prickle and glandular hairs; leaves sentitive, > bipinnate, pinnae 1-2 pairs, at the end of 25-30 mm long rachis; leaflets > 10-20 pairs, 5-8 mm long, linear, hairy beneath and along margins; flowers > in globose 6-9 mm across heads on 2-3 cm long peduncle; calyx with 4 lobes; > corolla pink with 4 lobes; stamens 4, long exserted; fruits stellately > arranged, 12-20 mm long, recurved, joints separating from spinous sutures. > > Often grown in pots and beds. Photographed from Khalsa College, Delhi > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
