Mimosoideae

Synonym: Acacioideae.
Members 80 genera; 3200 species.
Region: tropical, warm temperate Asia and America.Plant theoryMimosoideae is a clade in Fabaceae. In the Plant theory Mimosoideae is placed in Subphase 5.
In Plant theory 1 Mimosoideae was also placed in Subphase 5.
This classification of Stages is in development.StagesStage Remedy Remedy code Subfamily
1 Neptunia oleracea 3-644.55.01 Mimosoideae
1 Neptunia plena 3-644.55.01 Mimosoideae
2 Mimosa dormiens 3-644.55.02 Piptadeniae
2 Mimosa pudica 3-644.55.02 Piptadeniae
2 Mimosa nuttallii 3-644.55.02 Piptadeniae
2 Mimosa quadrivalvis 3-644.55.02 Piptadeniae
3 Acacia rostellifera 3-644.55.03 Acacieae
3 Elephantorrhiza elephanti. 3-644.55.03 Entadeae
4 Tetrapleura tetraptera 3-644.55.04 Anadenantheree
5 Entada phaseoloides 3-644.55.05 Entadeae
6 Abarema cochliocarpos 3-644.55.06 Abaremae
7 Plicosepalus acaciae 3-644.55.07 Mimosoideae
8 Albizia gummifera 3-644.55.08 Ingeae
8 Albizia julibrissin 3-644.55.08 Ingeae
9 Albizia lebbeck 3-644.55.09 Ingeae
9 Albizia anthelmintica 3-644.55.09 Ingeae
9 Albizia antunesiana 3-644.55.09 Ingeae
10 Acacia dealbata 3-644.55.10 Acacieae
10 Acacia catechu 3-644.55.10 Acacieae
10 Prosopis juliflora 3-644.55.10 Prosopiae
10 Acacia erioloba 3-644.55.10 Acacieae
10 Vachellia seyal 3-644.55.10 Acacieae
11 Inga edulis 3-644.55.11 Ingeae
12 Calliandra houstoniana 3-644.55.12 Ingeae
12 Calliandra surinamensis 3-644.55.12 Ingeae
13 Lysiloma latisiliquum 3-644.55.13 Ingeae
14 Leucaena leucocephala 3-644.55.14 Leucaenae
14 Schrankia confusa 3-644.55.14 Mimosoideae
15 Pithecellobium jiringa 3-644.55.15 Pithecellobiae
15 Desmanthus illinoensis 3-644.55.15 Leucaenae
15 Enterolobium cyclocarpum 3-644.55.15 Ingeae
16 Parkia speciosa 3-644.55.16 Parkiae
16 Pentaclethra macrophylla 3-644.55.16 Mimosoideae
16 Prosopis velutina 3-644.55.16 Prosopiae
16 Xylia xylocarpa 3-644.55.16 Anadenantheree
16 Dichrostachys cinerea 3-644.55.16 Dichrostachyae
16 Pentaclethra macroloba 3-644.55.16 Mimosoideae
17 Anadenanthera peregrina 3-644.55.17 Anadenantheree
17 Adenanthera pavonina 3-644.55.17 AdenantheraeBotanyLeaves: twice pinnately compound.
Flowers: radial; small petals; numerous prominent stamens.TaxonomyFabaceae consist of three subfamilies: Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae and Faboideae. They have legumes as fruits and therefore were also called Leguminosae. It is the bean family. Mimosoideae have radial flowers, whereas Caesalpinoideae often and Faboideae always have zygomorphic flowers. Mimosoideae have twice pinnately compound leaves, whereas Caesalpinoideae and Faboideae mostly have once pinnately compound leaves.
In most classifications Fabaceae is treated as one family. It is one of the biggest families with about 20000 species.
In the Plant theory Mimosoideae, Ceasalpinoideaea and Faboideae will be treated separately. Mimosoideae is placed in Subphase 3.BotanyHabits: trees, shrubs, lianas, rarely aquatic herbs.
Roots: root nodules generally present.
Leaves: compound, usually bipinnate, sometimes paripinnate; often with specialized "ant" glands, rarely with a tendril.
Inflorescence: heads or spikes.
Flowers: radially symmetrical, usually small; sepals generally united at the base; petals valvate in bud, the median petal (similar in size and shape to the other 4) not overlapped or overlapping the other 4; stamens 3 to 10 to 100 or more, usually all similar in shape and size, filaments free or fused at the base, always exserted from the corolla.
Seeds: with an open pleurogram on each lateral surface.GeneraMimosoideae: Acacieae, Ingeae, Mimoseae
Acacieae: Acacia, Acaciella, Mariosousa, Senegalia, Vachellia.
Ingeae: Abarema, Albizia, Archidendron, Archidendropsis, Balizia, Blanchetiodendron, Calliandra, Cathormion, Cedrelinga, Chloroleucon, Cojoba, Ebenopsis, Enterolobium, Faidherbia, Falcataria, Guinetia, Havardia, Hesperalbizia, Hydrochorea, Inga, Leucochloron, Lysiloma, Macrosamanea, Marmaroxylon, Painteria, Pararchidendron, Paraserianthes, Pithecellobium, Pseudosamanea, Samanea, Serianthes, Sphinga, Thailentadopsis, Viguieranthus, Wallaceodendron, Zapoteca, Zygia.
Mimoseae: Adenanthera, Adenopodia, Alantsilodendron, Amblygonocarpus, Anadenanthera, Aubrevillea, Calliandropsis, Calpocalyx, Cylicodiscus, Desmanthus, Dichrostachys, Dinizia, Elephantorrhiza, Entada, Fillaeopsis, Gagnebina, Indopiptadenia, Kanaloa, Lemurodendron, Leucaena, Microlobius, Mimosa, Mimozyganthus, Neptunia, Newtonia, Parapiptadenia, Parkia, Pentaclethra, Piptadenia, Piptadeniastrum, Piptadeniopsis, Pityrocarpa, Plathymenia, Prosopidastrum, Prosopis, Pseudopiptadenia, Pseudoprosopis, Schleinitzia, Stryphnodendron, Tetrapleura, Xerocladia, XyliaLiteratureLuckow, M. & others; A phylogenetic analysis of the Mimosoideae (Leguminosae) based on chloroplast DNA sequence data; In B.B. Klitgaard and A. Bruneau, Advances in Legume Systematics, part 10, Higher Level Systematics, pp. 197–220. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; 2003.
Sulaiman Shaida Fariza; Molecular Phylogeny of Fabaceae based on rbcL sequence data: With special emphasis on the tribe Mimoseae (Mimosoideae); Asia Pacific Journal Moeocular Biology, Vol. 11, 1, pp 9-35; 2003.