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MrMOSA MTRIACAXTHA, 11. Sp. 



M. ramulis validis lignosis aculeis erebris sparsis minutis uncinatis arma- 

 tis, foliis amplis bipinnatis, pinnis 9-10-jugis, foliolis sessilibus oblongo- 

 quadratis8-9-jugis dorso pubescentibus, floribus copiose panicttlatis, calvcis 

 dentibus deltoideis, eorollae segmentis lanceolato-deltoideis, staminibus 

 exsertis, legumine oblique oblongo obtuso tenui glabro 3-4-spermo 

 suturis aculeis minutis stramineis uncinatis copiosis armatis. 



Braneblets terete, woody, armed with copious minute scattered 

 prickles. Leaves about half a foot long, shortly petioled, imbri- 

 cated; rhachis pubescent, slightly prickly; pinnae H-2 in. long; 

 leaflets |-i in. long, obtuse, moderately firm in texture, cut away 

 obliquely on the upper side at the base. Flowers arranged in an 

 ample terminal panicle, with pubescent prickly branches. Calyx 

 one third as long as the corolla, which is funnel-shaped, -^ in. 

 long, with teeth nearly as long as the tube. Legume sessile, 

 thin, brown, crustaceous, rather oblique, about 2 in. long, | in. 

 broad, finely veined transversely, not much thickened opposite the 

 seeds, both sutures armed with copious hooked straw-coloured 

 prickles. — Baron 2597 ! A near neighbour of the East-Indian 

 M. hamata, Willd. 



WeinMAXJUA MIKUTirLORA, n. sp. 



Glabra, foliis petiolatis trifoliolatis, foliolis rigide coriaceis obtusis 

 serratis lateralibus oblongis tenninali obovato basi longe attenuato, flori- 

 bus minutis in racemos subspicatos longissimos dispositis, calycis dentibus 

 deltoideis, ovario ovoideo sericeo, stylis ovario acquilougis. 



A shrub or small tree, with glabrous braneblets and leaves. 

 Petiole £-f in. long; leaflets rigid in texture, green on both 

 surfaces, very obtuse, minutely dentate, with parallel raised 

 erecto-patent main veins beneath, the side ones oblong, sessile, 

 erecto-patent, 1-1| in. long, the end ones considerably larger 

 and nirrowed very gradually into a winged petiolule. Eacemes 

 copious, shortly peduncled, 4-6 in. long; axis stout, angled. 

 Calyx campanulate, £ lin. in diam., sessile or obscurely pedicellate ; 

 teeth 5, deltoid. Corolla not seen. Pistil -Jj in. long, the styles 

 equalling the ovoid densely-silky ovary. — Baron 2547 ! 



Weinmannia fraxinifolia, n. sp. 



Glabra, foliis pinnatis, foliolis 7-9 oblongo-lanceolatis acutis scrrat.s 

 rigidis nitidulis, floribus in spicas elongatas cylindricas dispositis, calvcis 

 dentibus magnis, ovario magno ovoideo sericeo, stylis ovario a-quilongis. 



Llyy. JOURN. — BOTANV, XOL. XXL - B 



