Overview
Mimoseae is a tribe of leguminous plants in the subfamily Mimosoideae. Where this is treated as a family of its own (e.g. in the Cronquist system), the Mimoseae become the subfamily Mimosoideae.
Taxonomy
The Tribe Mimoseae is a member of the Subfamily Mimosoideae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Mimoseae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
- Class: Magnoliopsida
Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
- Subclass: Rosidae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder: Rosanae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Order: Fabales
Bromhead, 1838
- Family: Leguminosae
A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- Subfamily: Mimosoideae
- Tribe: Mimoseae
- Subfamily: Mimosoideae
- Family: Leguminosae
A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- Order: Fabales
Bromhead, 1838
- Superorder: Rosanae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Subclass: Rosidae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Class: Magnoliopsida
Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
- Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
The Tribe Mimoseae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (27): Adenanthera · Anadenanthera · Aubrevillea · Calpocalyx · Cylicodiscus · Desmanthus · Dichrostachys · Dinizia · Elephantorrhiza · Entada · Indopiptadenia · Leucaena · Microlobius · Mimosa · Neptunia · Newtonia · Parkia · Pentaclethra · Piptadenia · Plathymenia · Prosopidastrum · Prosopis · Pseudopiptadenia · Stryphnodendron · Tetrapleura · Xerocladia · Xylia
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2,264 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Tribe Mimoseae.
Genera
Adenanthera
Adenanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It contains the following species: [more]
Anadenanthera
Anadenanthera is a genus of South American trees in the Legume family, Fabaceae. The genus contains two to four species, including A. colubrina and A. peregrina. These trees respectively are known to the western world primarily as sources of the hallucinogenic snuffs Vilca/Cebil and Yopo/Cohoba. [more]
Aubrevillea
Calpocalyx
Calpocalyx is a genus of in the Fabaceae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Cylicodiscus
Desmanthus
Desmanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family, Fabaceae. It contains about 24 species of herbs and shrubs that are sometimes described as being suffruiticose and have bipinnate leaves. Desmanthus is closely related to Leucaena and in appearance is similar to Neptunia. Like Mimosa and Neptunia, Desmanthus species fold their leaves in the evening. They are native to Mexico and North, Central and South America. [more]
Dichrostachys
Dichrostachys (Greek ?two-colored spike?, in the sense of two-colored inflorescence) is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Dinizia
Elephantorrhiza
Elephantorrhiza is a genus of in the Fabaceae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Entada
Entada is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Mimosoideae. It consists of some 30 species of trees, shrubs and tropical lianas. About 21 species are known from Africa, six from Asia, two from the American tropics and one with a pantropical distribution. They have compound leaves and produce exceptionally large seedpods of up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) long. Their seeds are buoyant and survive lengthy journeys via rivers and ocean currents, to eventually wash up on tropical beaches. [more]
Indopiptadenia
Leucaena
Leucaena is a genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family Fabaceae. It contains about 24 species of trees and shrubs, which are commonly known as Leadtrees. They are native to the Americas, ranging from Texas in the United States south to Peru. The generic name is derived from the Greek word ?e???? (leukos), meaning "white," referring to the flowers. [more]
Microlobius
Mimosa
Mimosa is a genus of about 400 species of herbs and shrubs, in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek word ????? (mimos), meaning "mimic." [more]
Neptunia
Newtonia
Newtonia could refer to: [more]
Parkia
Parkia is a genus of plants of the Mimosoideae subfamily. [more]
Pentaclethra
Piptadenia
Piptadenia a genus of tropical shrubs and trees of the legume family. [more]
Plathymenia
Plathymenia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Prosopidastrum
Prosopis
Prosopis is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. It contains around 45 species of spiny trees and shrubs found in subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas, Africa, Western Asia, and South Asia. They often thrive in arid soil and are resistant to drought, on occasion developing extremely deep root systems. Their wood is usually hard, dense and durable. Their fruits are pods and may contain large amounts of sugar. The generic name means "burdock" in late Latin and originated in the Greek language. [more]
Pseudopiptadenia
Stryphnodendron
Stryphnodendron is a genus of in the Fabaceae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Tetrapleura
Xerocladia
Xylia
Xylia is a genus of in the Fabaceae family. It contains the following species: [more]
At least 15 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Xylia.
More info about the Genus Xylia may be found here.
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