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Mimosaceae - Mimosa family
Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae
Literature
Brenan, J.P.M. (1970) Mimosoideae FZ 3(1)
Coates Palgrave K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002) Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa
Description of the family
Trees or shrubs (in ours). Leaves alternate, 2-pinnate or (in some introduced species) modified to phyllodes which look like simple leaves. Inflorescences usually spikes, racemes or heads of small, actinomorphic (3-)5(-6)-merous flowers. Sepals usually united to form a calyx. Petals valvate in bud, free, or united below into a tube. Stamens 4-10, as many as or twice as many as the petals, or numerous. Pods and seeds various. Seeds generally marked with an areole. Worldwide: 64 genera and 2,950 species, mostly tropical. |
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Links to genera: (13)
| Genus | Content |
| Acacia Mill. | Description, Image |
| Albizia Durazz. | Description |
| Amblygonocarpus Harms | Description, Image |
| Cathormion (Benth.) Hassk. | |
| Dichrostachys (A. DC.) Wight & Arn. | Description |
| Elephantorrhiza Benth. | Description |
| Entada Adans. | Description, Image |
| Faidherbia A. Chev. | Description, Image |
| Mimosa L. | Description |
| Neptunia Lour. | Description, Image |
| Newtonia Baill. | Description |
| Parkia R. Br. | |
| Xylia Benth. | Description |
Other sources of information about Mimosaceae:
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Mimosaceae pageGRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Mimosaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
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