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LEGUMINOS^. CCXXV. Inga. 



Guadaloiipe Inga. Tree. 



Forcep Inga. Tree 20 feet. 



69 I. melli'fera (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1006.) spines stipular, 77 I. rosea (Steud. nom. p. 431.) spines stlpular, straitrht; 

 recurved; leaflets somewhat dimidiately-obovate, with a gland leaflets lanceolate, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous; 

 at the base of the petiole; legume ensiform, straight. \i . S. heads few-flowered, disposed in loose axillary racemes; pedicels 

 Native of Arabia Felix. Mimosa unguis-cati, Forsk. desc. 176. twin. Tj . S. Native of Cayenne. Mimosa rosea, Vahl. eel. 

 M. mellifera, Vahl. symb. 2. p. 103. Flowers white, from which amer. 3. p. 33. t. 25. Flowers red. Legume unknown, 

 bees collect a great deal of honey. 



Honey-hearing Inga. Tree 10 feet. 



70 I. lanceola'ta (Humb. et Bonpl. in Willd. spec. 4. p. 



P .... 



pubescent beneath ; spines very short. 



i2o5e-coloured-flowered Inga. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



1005.) spines stipular, straight ; leaflets somewhat dimidiately- 78 I. macrosta'chya (Steud. nom. p. 431.) spines stipular, 



lanceolate, obtuse ; petiole rather puberulous, furnished with a straight ; leaflets lanceolate-oblong, and are, as well as the 



gland in the fork, and between the leaflets ; spikes of flowers cy- 

 lindrical, axillary, solitary ; legumes curved. Tj . S. Native of 

 New Andalusia, near Cumana. Kunth, mim. 49. t. 15. nov. 

 gen. amer. 6. p. 293. Flowers white, as in the rest of the pre- 

 sent division of the genus. Legume linear, glabrous. Spikes 

 longer than the leaves. 



I.cmceolateAciiflctted Inga. Tree 50 to CO feet. 



branches, glabrous, with a gland at the top of the common 

 petiole, as well as one at the tops of partial ones ; spikes of 

 flowers axillary, elongated, solitary ; corolla clothed with fine 



tomentum on the outside. Fj • ^* Native of Cayenne. Mimosa 

 brachyst'kchys, Vahl. eel. amer. 3. p. 34. t. 24. Legumes un- 

 known. 



Long-spiked Inga. Tree. 



71 I. LiGUSTuf na (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1007.) spines stipular, 79 I. panicula'ta (Spreng. in herb. Balb. D. C. prod, 2. p. 



short, straight ; leaflets dimidiately-oblong, obtuse at both ends ; 437.) unarmed; leaflets elliptic-oblong, obtuse at both ends, 



petiole pubescent, with a gland in the fork, as well as one be- rather velvety above, but clothed with velvety tomentum be- 

 tween the leaflets ; spikes of flowers cylindrical, axillary, soli- 



tary ; legume straight. 



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Native of Caraccas, in sandy 



places. Mimosa ligustrina, Jacq. fragm. t. 32. f. 5. Spikes of 

 flowers white, about equal in length to the leaves. 



Privet-like Inga, Tree 15 feet. 



72 I.? foe'tida (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1008.) unarmed; leaves 

 bipinnate, with 1 or 2 pairs of bifoliate pinnae ; leaflets somewhat 

 dimidiately-oblong, acutish, glaucous and rather puberulous be- 

 neath ; spikes of flowers twin, cylindrical. Tj . S. Native of 

 the West Indies, Mimosa foe'tida, Jacq. hort. schccnbr. 3. t. 

 390. Acacia foe'tida, 11. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. ZQ5. 

 Corolla greenish. Stamens 10, white. Spikes of flowers 



almost extrafoliaceous. Legume unknown. Seeds naked, ex 

 Bonpl. 



Fetid Inga. Clt. 181G. Tree 10 to 20 feet. 



73 I. UYMENE.EFoi.TA (Humb. ct Boupl. in Willd. spec. 4. p, 

 1008.) spines stipular, very minute, straight; leaflets somewhat 

 dimidiately-oblong, acuminated, obtuse, somewhat coriaceous, 

 glabrous ; petioles glabrous, furnished with a gland in the fork, 

 and between the leaflets ; spikes of flowers elliptic-oblong, race- 

 mose ; corolla 5-cleft, pubescent. ^ . S. Native of Cumana, 

 in shady woods near Caripe, and on the banks of the river Ma(T- 

 dalena. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen, amer. 6. p, 296. Flowers 

 large. Legume unknown. 



neath ; petioles clotlied with soft pubescence, nearly glandless; 

 heads of flowers nearly globose, pedunculate, panicled. Tj, S. 

 Native of South America. Corolla velvety. Stamens red. Le- 

 gume unknown. 



Panicled Inga. Tree. 



80 I. TETRAPHY^LLA ; leavcs w^ith 1 pair of pinnae, and eacn 

 pinna bearing 1 pair of leaflets ; leaflets oblong, oblique, clothed 

 with white pili beneath ; peduncles twin, axillary ; heads of 

 flowers globose, h • S. Native of Mexico. Mimosa tetra- 



Moc 



leajletted 



Shrub. 



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Tree 20 feet. 



Hy 



74 I. Sprenge'lii; spines stipular, twin, straight; leaves with 

 one pair of pinnae, each pinna bearing 2 obliquely-oblong, ob- 

 tuse, coriaceous, glabrous leaflets ; flowers racemose ; legumes 

 glabrous, smoothish. T2 . S. Native of South America. I. Ber- 

 terii, Spreng. syst. 3, p. 127. but not of D. C. 



SprengeVs Inga. Tree. 



75 I. pube'scens (Bett. ined. D. C. prod. 2. p. 437.) spines 

 stipular, very small, straight ; leaflets oblong-lanceolate, rather 



Tergemince (from ter^ thrice, and geminus, a twin; in 

 reference to the divisions of the leaves). Leaves mth 1 p^i^ V 

 pinnce, each pinna hearing 3 or 5 leajlets* 



81 I. RAMiFLoRA ; smooth ; leaves with 1 pair of pinnae, and 

 each pinna furnished with 3 leaflets, which are elliptic and acu- 

 minated ; spikes sessile, rising in clusters from the branches. 

 J2 . S. Native of Guayaquil. Mimosa ramiflora, Ruiz et lav. 

 in herb. Lamb. Flowers apparently white. 



Branch-Jiowered Inga. Tree 20 feet. 



82 I.terge'mina (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1008.) unarmed; pmna 

 trifoliate ; leaflets obliquely-oblong, obtuse, glaucous beneath ; 

 petioles glandless ; fascicles of flowers axillary, solitary, peoj"- 



h.S. Na 



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amer. t. 177. f. 81.— Plum. ed. Burm. t. 10. "f. 1.— 1- ^J"P^"' 

 sis, Willd. spec. 4. p. 1009. which is not different, according 

 Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 298. Flowers purplish. 



JArce-jjairecf-leafletted Inga. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 feet. 



83 I. VahliaVa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 438.) unarmed; p'nn^ 



stipular, very small, straight; leaflets oblong-lanceolate, rather trifoliate; leaflets obliquely^anceolate, attenuated, bluntish, ana 

 oblique at the base, obtuse, pubescent beneath; petiole rather are as well as the branches" glabrous, with a gland on the top 



pubescent, with a gland in the fork and between the leaflets ; 

 heads of flowers globose, racemose. \ . S. Native of St. 

 Martha. Corolla greenish, puberulous. Stamens red. Legume 

 unknown. Very like Lforfex. 



Pubescent Inga. Tree. 



76 I. Jto'rfex (Kunth, mim. p. 52. t. 16. nov. gen. amer. 6. 

 p. 295.) leaflets obliquely-oblong, or lanceolate-oblonrr, acute 



of the common petiole, as well as on the tops of the partial on . 

 spikes of flowers somewhat opposite, elongated, rising ^^fj^^ 

 leafless branches. Tj . S. Native of St. Martha. JM|in^ 

 ligustrina, Vahl. eel. amer. 3. p. 34. t. 27. but not of Jacqum. 

 VahVs Inga. ^ 



Tree. 



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\---o. tcauei:. uunqueiy-ouiong, or lanceoiate-ob ong, acute, 1009.) unarmed ; pinni trifoliate- leaflets somewhat diniiaiaicv 

 and rather mucronate ; petiole glabrous, w th a g and in the nhnvnf^ ^kf , l^ui"* inioudte , leaneis &u ^^^ 



fnrl- nnri u.f.v«on .1.0 iLfl.fc . ^...^. ^P fl ^t '" "'^ obov ate, obtuse, sometimes somewhat emargmate, ana 



leaflets, ^^ 



mose. Tj , S. Native of New Granada, near Cartharrena. Co- 

 rolla greenish, puberulous. Stamens red. 



cordate at the base ; petioles glandless ; fascicles of flowers i»^ 

 dunculate, disposed in a somewhat panicled raceme. ^• 



Native of Mexico, near Acapulco, on the sea-shore. 



Kuntb 



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