Mimosaceae
Taxonomic position of Mimosaceae family
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Fabales
Family:Mimosaceae
Identifying characters
Mostly tree showing xerophytic habit
Pulvinous leaf base
Cymose head inflorescence
Perigynous condition
Fused petals with valvate aestivation
Lomentum fruits
Non endospermic seed
Important plants with economic importance
English name | Bangla name | Botanical name | Economic Importance |
Babla | Acacia nilotica | ||
Khoir | Acacia catechu | ||
Akashmoni | Acacia moniliformis | ||
Shirish | Albizzia procera | ||
Sensitive plant | Mimosa pudica | ||
Gila | Entada scandens | ||
Loha khath | Xylia xylocarpa | ||
Sirish | Albezzia lebbek | ||
Luhakath | Xylia xylocarpa | ||
Luhit khath | Adenanthera pavonina | ||
Differences between Caesalpinaceae, Mimosaceae and Fabacaeae
Serial Number | Characters | Caesalpinaceae | Mimosaceae | Fabacaeae |
1 | Habit | Generally shrub and tree | Generally tree | Generally herb |
2 | Leaves | Uni/bi- pinnate | Bipinnate, stipules present or absent | Usually unipinnate, trifoliate |
3 | Inflorescence | Raceme | Head | Raceme |
4 | Flower | zygomorphic | actinomorphic | Papilionaceous |
5 | Calyx | Polysepalous, sometimes gamosepalous, usually imbricate | Gamosepalous, usually valvate | Gamosepalous, imbricate |
6 | Corolla | Polypetalous, aestivation imbricate | Gamopetalous, aestivation valvate | Polypetalous, aestivation vexillary |
7 | Androecium | Stamen 10 or fewer | Often many or 10 | Stamen 10 (9+1) diadelphous |
8 | Floral formula | |||
9 | Floral diagram | |||
10 | Example | Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Delonis regia | Acacia nilotica, Albizzia lebbek | Arachis hypogeal, Lens culinaris |