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Mimosaceae

Angiospermae - Rosales - Mimosaceae

Taxonomy
Mimosaceae was named by Brown (1814). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Rosales by Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Mimosaceae Brown
1919Mimosaceae Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderRosales
familyMimosaceaeBrown 1814
familyMimosaceaeBrown 1814

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Mimosaceae Brown 1814
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G. †Acaciaephyllum Fontaine 1889
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†Acaciaephyllum ellipticum Fontaine 1905
†Acaciaephyllum pachyphyllum Fontaine 1905
G. †Acaciaphyllites Berry 1914
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G. Mimosa Linnaeus 1753
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†Mimosa americana Berry 1914
Mimosa arborea Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa bigemina Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa caesia Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa cafta Linnaeus 1753
†Mimosa carolinensis Berry 1914
Mimosa ceratonia Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa cinerea Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa circinalis Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa cornigera Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa entada Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa fagifolia Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa farnesiana Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa glauca Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa horrida Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa inga Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa intsia Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa latifiliqua Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa lebbeck Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa nodosa Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa pennata Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa peregrina Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa pernambucana Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa plena Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa polystochia Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa pudica Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa purpurea Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa quadrivalvis Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa rubicaulis Lamarck 1783
Mimosa scorpioides Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa semispinosa Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa senegal Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa sensitiva Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa tamarindifolia Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa tenuifolia Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa tergemina Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa unguiscati Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa vaga Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa vilotica Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa virgata Linnaeus 1753
Mimosa viva Linnaeus 1753
G. †Mimosites Bowerbank 1840
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†Mimosites browniana Bowerbank 1840
†Mimosites georgianus Berry 1914
†Mimosites lanceolatus Berry 1916
†Mimosites linearis Lesquereux 1873
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Invalid names: Mimosites linearifolius Lesquereux 1878 [synonym]
†Mimosites spiegeli Engelhardt 1922
†Mimosites variabilis Berry 1916
G. †Mimosocarpum Andreanszky 1951
G. Pithecolobium Martius 1837
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†Pithecolobium mohavense Axelrod 1939
G. Prosopis Linnaeus 1767 [mesquite]
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†Prosopis pliocenica Axelrod 1937
G. Viborquia Ortega 1798
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†Viborquia nigrostipellata Cockerell 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Campanian to the top of the Holocene or 83.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.1 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (South Carolina) Acaciaphyllites grevilleoides (210091)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Colorado) Mimosites coloradensis (53019)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Venezuela (Anzoategui) Pithecolobium tenuifolium (31247)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Dominican Republic (Samana) Pithecolobium samanensis (31231)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Mimosites browniana (21248) Mimosites brownianus, Mimosites browniana (22811)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Mimosites coloradensis (24419)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Mimosites georgianus (212698)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Colorado) Mimosites coloradensis (24415 24417)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Mimosites coloradensis (21389)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Mimosaceae indet. (184468)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9China (Liaoning) Mimosites variabilis (223815)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Georgia) Mimosites georgianus (212697) Mimosites georgiaus (212696)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Prosopis linearfolia (24209)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Myanmar (Sagaing) Mimosa sp. (227720 227801)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Czech Republic Mimosites haeringianus (31643)
Miocene - Oligocene23.03 - 23.03USA (Montana) Pithecolobium eocenicum (23975)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Cuba (Matanzas) Pithecolobium yumuriensis (32044)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333China (Zhejiang) Pithecellobium sp. (224041)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Montana) Mimosites acaciafolius, Pithecolobium eocenicum (23973)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Trinidad and Tobago Mimosites trinidadensis, Pithecolobium pseudotrapezifolium (31336)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Colombia Pithecolobium pre-saman (32182)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Ecuador Pithecolobium ecuadorensis (31245)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Peru (Loreto) Pithecolobium presaman (31226)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Trinidad and Tobago Pithecolobium tenuifolium (34145)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58China (Yunnan) Mimosites variabilis (224534)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian20.43 - 12.5USA (California) Pithecolobium miocenica, Pithecolobium mohavense, Prosopis pliocenica (19206)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Argentina (Catamarca) Prosopis sp. (138962)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Argentina (Tucumán) Prosopis sp. (138668)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Mimosites suteri (31244)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Pithecolobium lucidum (222698)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Catamarca) Prosopis sp. (144206)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Bolivia (La Paz) Mimosites engelhardti, Mimosa arcuatifolia (32129)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Bolivia Pithecolobium palcanum (32043)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Bolivia (Potosi) Mimosites engelhardti, Mimosa arcuatifolia (32143) Mimosites engelhardti, Pithecolobium brittonianum, Mimosa arcuatifolia (32127)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Prosopis nigra (53926)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Trinidad and Tobago Pithecolobium unguis cati (31227)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) Prosopis cineraria (228812) Prosopis cineraria, Mimosa rubicaulis (228785 228789 228811)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Mimosaceae indet. (228760 228761)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttar Pradesh) Prosopis spicigera, Mimosa sp. (228820)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) Mimosa rubicaulis (228790)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttarakhand) Mimosa sp. (228762 228773)