daughter flowers shy

Shameful daughter or Mimosa pudica is a short shell of legendary pods that are easily recognizable because its leaves can quickly close / "wither" by itself when touched. Although some members of the legumes can do the same, the embarrassed daughter reacts faster than other types. This timber is temporary because after a few minutes it will recover as before.
This plant has many other names of its nature, such as makahiya (Philippines, meaning "shame"), mori vivi (West Indies), nidikumba (Sinhala, meaning "sleep"), mate-loi (Tonga, meaning " dead "). His name in Chinese means "shy grass". The word pudica itself in Latin means "shame" or "shrinking".

Daughter shame or sikejut daughter in the form of double pinnate compound leaf two perfect. The number of children leaves on each fin is about 5 - 26 pairs. Leaflets elongated shape until lanceolate, pointed tip, round base, flat edges. If we feel on the top and bottom surfaces the leaves feel slippery, length 6 - 16 mm, 1-3 mm wide. leaves are green, but on the edge of the leaves are generally purple.