390 



LEGUMINOSiE. CCXXV. Inga. 



Mimosa rubiginosa, Rich. act. soc. hist, nat, par. 1. p. 113. 

 Pers. ench. no. IS. Corolla rufous, 9 lines long. Legume 



unknown. 



Rusty Inga. Tree, 



36 1, Tiiibavdia'ka (D. C. legum. mem. xii. prod. 2. p. 434.) 

 leaves with 4-5 pairs of ovate-oblong, acuminated leaflets, which 

 are glabrous above, except the nerves, but pubescent beneath as 

 well as the petioles, peduncles, and calyxes ; spikes of flowers 

 usually twin, oblong, but panicled at the tops of the branches ; 

 corollas clothed with silky pubescence. Pj . S. Native of 

 Cayenne, Petioles winged at the apex, but naked at the base. 

 Corolla slender, 7 lines long. Stamens red, exserted. Legume 

 unknown. 



quite glabrous on both surfaces, as well as petioles, branches, 

 peduncles, and flowers ; spikes of flowers ovate-oblong, axillary, 

 2- J-together, pedunculate. Tj . S. Native of Cayenne. Branches 

 warted, terete. Calyx tubular, 2 lines long. Legume unknown, 



Capitate-Rowered Inga. Tree. 



45 I. LAURiNA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1018.) leaves with 2 pain 

 of obovate-oblong, acuminated, shining leaflets, which are gla- 

 brous on both surfaces, as well as the petioles, peduncles, and 

 flowers ; spikes of flowers solitary or twin, elongated, alraoct 

 sessile, axillary. 1? . S. 



Thiband*s Inga. 



Tree. 



37 I. FRAXiNEA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1019.) leaves with 5 pairs is purgative 



Native of St. Christopher, Martinico, ^ 



St. Domingo, Brazil, Guadaloupe, and Porto-Rico. Mimosa 



laurina, Swartz, fl, ind. occ. 2. p. 978. Mimosa fagifolia, Jactj. 



amer. 264. t. 164. Calyx 1 line long. Corolla white, 3- 



times the length of the calyx. The pulp contained in the legumes 



of oblong, acuminated, shining leaflets ; petiole semi-terete, pu- 

 bescent ; spikes of flowers pedunculate, pubescent, and panicled 

 at the tops of the branches ; corollas glabrous. Tj . S. Native 

 of Para, in Brazil. Legume unknown. 

 Ash-Hke Inga. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



38 I. iN^QUA*Lis(Humb. et Bonpl. in Willd. spec. 4, p. 1019.) branches 

 leaves with 4 pairs of oblong-lanceolate, membranous leaflets, Caraccas. 



ZawreMike Inga. Clt, 1818. Tree 30 feet. 



46 I. puncta'ta (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1016.) leaves with 2-S 



pairs of oblong, acuminated, shining leaflets, which are glabrous 



as well as the branches ;' petioles terete, pubescent; spikes of 



flowers ovate, pedunculate, and panicled at the tops of the 



Native of 



corolla clothed with silky villi. 



Branches beset with white dots. 



l^.H. 



Legume unknown. 



which are unequal at the base, shining above, and glabrous on 



Z)o«ed-branched Inga. Clt. 1818. Tree. 



both surfaces as well as the petioles, peduncles, and flowers; 47 I. sple^ndens (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1017.) leaves with 2 



spikes of flowers oblong, on short peduncles. Ij . S. Native pairs of oblong, acuminated, shining leaflets, which are glabrous 

 on the banks of the Orinoco. 



UnequalAe^^eiieHi Inga. Tree. 



on both surfaces, as well as petioles and branches ; spikes of 

 flow^ers axillary, twin, pedunculate ; corolla clothed with silky 



" " " Branches warted. 



39 1. HumboldtiaVa (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. villi. Tj . S. Native of Para, in Brazil, 

 p. 285.) leaves with 4 pairs of oblong, acute, membranous, gla- Legumes unknown. The species is said to be allied to Lfunc 



brous leaflets, which are acutish at the base and shining above ; 

 spikes of flowers nearly globose, terminal, panicled ; corolla 

 clothed with silky hairs. \ . S. Native of New Granada, on 

 the banks of the river Magdalena. Legumes unknown. 



lata^ but it is larger in all its parts. 



Splendent Inga. Tree. . , ^ 



48 I. specta'bilis (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1017.) leaves with^ 



pairs of ovate, acute, shining leaflets, which are unequal at the 



.xi*/«c.^.^.o *w^«. ^.v^. base and glabrous on both surfaces, as well as the petvoles am^ 



40 I. NOBiLis (Willd. enum. 1047.) leaves with 3-4 pairs of branches; spikes terminal ; corollas villous. Ij . S. Native o 



South America, and cultivated in St. Martha. Mimosa specta- 



Humboldt's Inga. 



Tree. 



oblong, acute, glabrous leaflets ; spikes panicled ; peduncles 

 pubescent ; corolla silky. T2 » S. Native of Brazil. Legumes 

 unknown. 



Nolle Inga. Tree. 



41 I. JUGLANBIFOLIA (Willd. spcc. 4. p. 1018.) Icavcs with 

 3-4 pairs of oblong,, acuminated, glabrous leaflets, which are 

 attenuated at the base ; petioles glandless, and are as well as 

 the branches clothed with ferruginous pubescence ; spikes of 

 flowers 2-3-together, axillary, pedunculate ; corolla villous. 



Native of Caraccas. Legume linear, flat, 7 inches long. 

 This is very distinct, from the absence of the glands on the petiole. 

 Walnut-leaved Inga. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



bilis, Vahl, act. soc. hafn. 2. p. 219. t. 10 



Leaflets thickly 



Tj.S. 



Diiis, vani, acr. soc. nam. ;^. p. x.iv. t. iv. *-v«*---- - 



beset with feather nerves, the superior ones 6 or 7 inches long 

 and 4 broad, but the lower ones are one-half smaller than tne 



superior ones. 



jS'Aewy Inga. Tree. ,, ^ • 



49 L sEKTULiVERA(D.C.prod.2.p.43601eaveswith2pr5 



of ovate, shining leaflets, which are glabrous on both sur a 

 as well as the calyxes and corollas ; flowers pedunculate, urn 

 late ; umbels simple. \i . S. Native of Cayenne- Mimosa 



conacea, Pers. ench. 2. p. 262. 



bot. 1814. vol.1, p. 71. but not of Willd. 



Leaflets large. Legumes unknown. 



Litile^garland-hearing Inga. Tree. 



50 I. NODOSA (Willd. spec. 4, p. 101 

 of ovate-oblqng, unequal-sided, glabrous 



rnga coriacea, Desv-journ. 

 nf Willd. Branches warted. 



42 I. coRu'scANs (Humb. et Bonpl. in Willd. spec. 4. p. 101 7.) 

 leaves with 3 pairs of oblong leaflets, which are attenuated at 

 both ends, coriaceous, glabrous, and shining ; petioles, branches, 

 peduncles, and flowers glabrous ; spikes of flowers 2-3-together, 

 crowded, axillary. Ij . S. Native of New Granada, on the 

 banks of the river Magdalena, near Viejo. Spikes of flowers 

 2 inches long. Legume unknown. Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. 

 p. 285. 



Glittering Inga. Tree. 



43 I. stipula'ris (D. C. legum. mem. xii. prod. 2. p. 435.) 

 leaves with 2-3 pairs of oval, acutish leaflets, which are shining 



above, but glabrous on both surfaces, as well as the branches and lateral, terminaf, and axillary. T2 • S* ^^ 

 flowers ; stipulas large, orbicular, permanent, foliaceous ; spikes Mimosa coriacea, Sesse et Moc. in herb. Lamb. 



, ...,„... Tj.S. Native of Ceylon, 



Mimosa nodosa, Lin. spec. 1496.— Pluk. aim. 211. f. 5. 



Knotted liig^. Tree. . nrones 



51 I. coriacea; leaves with 3-4 pairs of leaflets, ^^^V ^^^ 



the smallest ; petioles wingless ; leaflets lanceolate, acumm^^ ^^ 



oblique at the base, undulated on the margins, hairy ^^^^ ^ 

 *.i • 1 1 „ . 1 ■! .. _j 1 u^T-t fpw-nowerc"f 



of flowers ovate, axillary, solitary, pedunculate. T^.S. Na- 

 tive of Cayenne. Calyx tubular, 2-3 lines long. Corolla 

 hardly twice the length of the calyx. Legume unknown. 



Stipnlur Inga. Tree. 



44 I. capita'ta (Desv. joum. bot. 1814. vol. 1. p. 71.) leaves 



X'orwceow5-leaved Inga. Tree. 5^ of 



o2 I. cocciNEA; petioles wingless; leaves with Jv^yg^i 



the 



^ 



Avith 2 pairs of ovate, acuminated, shining leaflets, which are Ruiz, et Pav. in herb. Lamb. Flowers scarlet. 



