Question

Chui-Mui (Mimosa) belong to which family?
A) Caesalpiniaceae
B) Papilionaceae
C) Mimosoideae
D) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint:Mimosa is also called the sensitive plant, sleepy plant, action plant, touch-me-not plant or shame plant. Chui-Mui is the creeping annual or perennial flowering plant.

Complete answer:
>The plant Mimosa belongs to the pea/legume family Fabaceae and subfamily Mimosoideae.
>This plant is often grown for its curiositic value.
>The compound leaves of this plant fold inwards and droop when touched or shaken.
>The leaves of this plant do so in order to defend themselves from any harm and re-open after a few minutes.
>The leaves of this plant are bipinnately compound with one or two pinnae pairs.
>This plant is not shade tolerant and is primarily found on soil with low nutrient concentrations.
>This plant is well known for its rapid movement.
>This plant was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.
>The stem of this plant is erect in its young stage but it becomes creeping and trailing with age.
>The stem is slender, branching and sparsely to densely prickly.
>The flowers of these plants are insect and wind pollinated.
Therefore, it has been clear from the above discussion that Chui-Mui (Mimosa) belongs to the Mimosoideae family.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

Note: In the United kingdom Chui-Mui gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Golden Merit. The species of this plant are native to South and Central America. But now it has become a pantropical weed and can be found in the Southern United states, South Asia, and South Africa as well.