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.

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[edit] Acacieae

[edit] Ingeae

[edit] Mimoseae

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

[edit] Mimozygantheae

[edit] Parkieae

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