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Mimoseae
The Mimosoideae are a traditional subfamily of trees, herbs, lianas, and shrubs in the pea family (Fabaceae) that mostly grow in tropical and subtropical climates. They are typically characterized by having radially symmetric flowers, with petals that are twice divided (valvate) in bud and possess numerous showy, prominent stamens.
Recent work on phylogenetic relationships has found that the Mimosoideae form a clade nested with subfamily Caesalpinioideae, and the most recent classification by The Legume Phylogeny Working Group refers to them as the Mimosoid clade within subfamily Caesalpinioideae. The group includes about 40 genera and 2,500 species.
29 branches of this tribe, most-observed first
Sensitive Plants
genusMimosa
leadtrees
genusLeucaena
bundleflowers
genusDesmanthus
Neptunia
genusNeptunia
Callingcard Vines
genusEntada
Dichrostachys
genusDichrostachys
Screwbeans
genusStrombocarpa
Adenanthera
genusAdenanthera
Old World Mesquites
genusProsopis
Anadenanthera
genusAnadenanthera
Piptadenia
genusPiptadenia
Adenopodia
genusAdenopodia
Microlobius
genusMicrolobius
Prosopidastrum
genusProsopidastrum
Parapiptadenia
genusParapiptadenia
Xylia
genusXylia
Pityrocarpa
genusPityrocarpa
Newtonia
genusNewtonia
Mimozyganthus
genusMimozyganthus
Gagnebina
genusGagnebina
Alantsilodendron
genusAlantsilodendron
Pseudopiptadenia
genusPseudopiptadenia
Amblygonocarpus
genusAmblygonocarpus
Tetrapleura
genusTetrapleura
Xerocladia
genusXerocladia
Marlimorimia
genusMarlimorimia
Kanaloa
genusKanaloa
Calpocalyx
genusCalpocalyx
Mezcala
genusMezcala
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 479698.