Very interesting, thanks for sharing
Im posting a page about Mimosa arenosa from a book about plants visited by bees in Brazil`s caatinga.
It says:
Biomas of occurrance: Caatinga, Cerrado, Atlantic rainforest.
Flowering period: Rainy season.
The calumbi, or white jurema, is a medium sized tree that occurs in sandy soils and open areas. The trunk is greyish with branches with spines spread appart and very open brancho orientation (iracema, can you help me translate `copa bem aberta` ). that in dry season finds itself without any leaves. The flowers are in 'corncob'shape, made up of very small white and gently perfumed flowers.
The flowers provide nectar and polen to a lot of insects like flies and bees. According to some honey producers, the calumbi is a species of great importance to the creation of bees without stings, being of fundamental importance to the honey production. Due to the notable offer of resources to the bees, it is recommended to plant calumbi in areas of ccreation of native bees. Being a species adapted to open areas and of fastgrowth, the calumbi is ideal for reforesting of degraded areas.
