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Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae
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
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. Comment: Nowadays combined with the subfamilies Caesalpinioideae and Papilionoideae into the large family FABACEAE or LEGUMINOSAE. However, as all three are extensive and distinctive groups, it is still preferred to deal with them in separate lists. Worldwide: 64 genera and 2,950 species, mostly tropical. |
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