Family of broad-leaved flowering plants that includes Acacia, Albizia, and Mimosa. Flowers are actinomorphic (with radial symmetry), usually borne in dense clusters and having showy stamens.
Alternatively considered to be a subfamily of the legume family (Fabaceae) known as the Mimosoideae.
The taxonomy at dmoz.org treats the three subfamilies of the Fabaceae as separate families.
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General description of this group (sometimes considered a family but alternatively treated as a subfamily of Fabaceae), with images of species found in Hawaii.
General description of this group (sometimes considered a family but alternatively treated as a subfamily of Fabaceae), with images of species found in Hawaii.