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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Mimosa |
| Species: | M. verrucosa
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| Mimosa verrucosa | |
Mimosa verrucosa, commonly known as jurema-branca ("white jurema") or jurema-de-oeiras, is a species of legume of the genus Mimosa, in the common bean family, Fabaceae.
It is a shrub or small tree native to Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte). It has "near threatened" conservation status as a result of human‐caused deforestation in arid to semi-arid regions of Northeastern Brazil.
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Mimosa verrucosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32979A9740149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32979A9740149.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Mimosa verrucosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-05.