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Mimosa pigra

Description
Life form	shrub	Physiology	multi stem
Habit	erect	Category	medicinals & aromatic, cover crop, environmental, weed
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	15	30	8	38	Soil texture	heavy, medium, light	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	800	1500	500	2000	Soil fertility	moderate	moderate
Latitude	-	-	20	30	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1000	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5.5	7	5	7.5	Soil drainage	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)
Light intensity	clear skies	very bright	clear skies	very bright

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf)	Photoperiod
Killing temp. during rest	no input	Killing temp. early growth	no input
Abiotic toler.	drought, flooding	Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.	can become a weed

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	365	365
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
fuels	fuelwood	bark
material	dye/tannin	roots
medicinal	blood system applications	entire plant
medicinal	digestive system applications	entire plant
medicinal	genitourinary system applications	entire plant
medicinal	skin applications	roots
medicinal	dental applications	seeds
environmental	erosion control	entire plant
environmental	manure/fertilizer	leaves
environmental	cover crop	entire plant
environmental	pollution control	entire plant