phytolator Posted March 16, 2016 Hi All,I have a friend who is excitied about his young yopo seedling and posted a vid of it closing leaves rapidly in response to his misting spray...I told him this means it must be actually Mimosa pudica, as that is the only species I know that does that.All (most?) mimosa, acacia, desmanthus etc... close at night, but I was fairly certain that only PUDICA will rapidly fold it's leaves in response to touch.He reckons that the seed was legit, supplied by "Herbs of the Gods" in Amsterdam, and has googled and compared the seed of each.I never saw his seed so I don't know.It's a very young seedling, so looks like any of 400 similar species right now..I've grown m. pudica many times, and other acacias, but never yopo.Wiki's "Rapid Plant Movement" page lists M. pudica, but not A. peregrina as able to fold rapidly...Can someone confirm yopo does or doesn't rapidly fold it's leaves in response to touch? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HolographicYou Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) In response to touch, no, but Yopo certainly can close its leaves very quickly after misting or watering although not in the same legue as mimosa pudica, it should be very easy to tell what he has: a ) was the seed a spherical shape or a very flat disk? (Anadenanthera having the larger flat seed) b ) the leaflets of mimosa are very large in comparison to yopos. Each leaflet of a yopo would not exceed around 5mm length and are probably only 1-2mm wide. Not too mention too many to bother counting! Of course a picture would make things easier. Edited March 17, 2016 by HolographicYou 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phytolator Posted March 17, 2016 Thanks HolographicYou, I didn't see his seeds although the pudica seed I have grown has been flat not spherical? - I grew them to maturity and even produced more seed so I know the seeds for pudica are flat. here's two images of the plant from his video posted on IG, showing before and after leaves folding. Leaves folded in 3 secs of misting.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HolographicYou Posted March 17, 2016 Absolutely not a yopo seedling, unfortunately. And I can say that with absolute certainty. :/ I found a couple of images on google to demonstate the seed differences. M. Pudica A. Peregrina And yes my appologies, M. Pudica does have flat seeds. I forget that most mimosas do and that hotilis is an exception. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Distracted Posted March 17, 2016 No-one mentions tenuiflora reacting to touch? Strange. I remember my vilca closing it's leaves at night or when stressed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ Posted March 17, 2016 tenuiflora responded to touch for me but a lot slower than pudica - still moves though aye do your tenuiflora move rapid like pudica speed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
