Authors : P. U. Dulare , V. D. Doifode
Page Nos : 27-36
Description :
Family Mimosaceae is an important family of order Fabales with twelve genera in the Nagpur district. Present study
enumerated 12 genera and 25 species and 2 subspecies from Nagpur city. Out of all studied species, 40% members
belong to genus Acacia. Leaves of Mimosaceae showed many distinct features. The comparative morphological study of
leaves revealed that the number of pairs of pinnae and pinnules show major variation pattern. The pinnule apex, margin,
shape, surface, stipules, petiole and the presence of glands on petiole and on rachis all vary from species to species.
Bipinnately compound, hooked thorn or stipular spines, slender- pubescent petioles, acute or mucronate apex, linear-
oblong shape, glabrous upper surface are some of the common characters reported. Whereas, adnate and intrapetiolar
stipules, prickly and modified petioles, emarginate apex, entire-ciliate margin, elliptic oblong or obovate shape, glaucous
and coriaceous surface etc. are not common.
