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Mimosoideae

(′mim·ə′söid·ē′ē)

(botany) A subfamily of the legume family, Leguminosae; members are largely woody and tropical or subtropical with regular flowers and usually numerous stamens.


 
 
WordNet: Mimosoideae
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae
  Synonym: subfamily Mimosoideae


 
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Mimosoideae
Buds and open flowers of Calliandra.
Buds and open flowers of Calliandra.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Infrafamilies

Acacieae
Ingeae
Mimoseae
Mimozygantheae
Parkieae

Mimosoideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) characterized by flowers with small petals and numerous prominent stamens. This subfamily is subdivided into five tribes: Acacieae, Ingeae, Mimoseae, Mimozygantheae, and Parkieae.

Some classification systems, for example the Cronquist system, treat Fabaceae in a narrow sense, raising Mimisoideae to the rank of family as Mimosaceae. The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group treats Fabaceae in the broad sense.

Acacieae

Ingeae

Mimoseae

Lead tree, Leucaena leucocephala, this plant is used for fiber and livestock feed.
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Lead tree, Leucaena leucocephala, this plant is used for fiber and livestock feed.

Mimozygantheae

  • Mimozyganthus

Parkieae


 
 

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