1.
Acacia terminalis (bipinnate leaves)
2. A. suaveolens
3. A. gunnii
4. *Paraserianthes lophantha (=Albizia)
5. A. myrtifolia
* introduced species
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FABACEAE
subfamily MIMOSOIDEAE (
subfamily Mimosoideae ) 1:123
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The
Mimosoideae in Tasmania are best represented by Acacia (wattles).
This genus is an important component of wet and dry sclerophyll forests,
woodlands and heaths. Most species are native, but at least a few
(notably A. paradoxa) have been naturalised. One other genus
has been naturalised (Paraserianthes = Albizia in the
Students Flora). The flowers are small
but conspicuous because they are clustered into heads, which may be
arranged into more complex inflorescences. The anthers are the conspicuous
parts of the flowers. They are numerous, yellow and longer than the
sepals or petals. The flowers have four or five petals and four or
five sepals. The leaves are either bipinnate or replaced by phyllodes.
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