LEGUMINOS^. CCXXV. Inga. 



393 



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purple colour 

 EmarginateAeahetted Inga. 



Flowers of a rose- 



mim. 54. t. 17. nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 296. 



Stamens 14-20. Legume unknown. 



Fl. Feb. June. Clt. 1825. 



Sh. 



4 to 6 feet. 



92 I. circinna'lis (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1023.) spines stipular, 

 straight; pinnae bearing 2-3 pairs of ovate, mucronate leaflets, 

 with a gland in the fork of the petiole; heads of flowers pedun- 

 culate, axillary, and disposed in a kind of raceme at the tops of 

 85 I. CORIACEA (Humb. et Bonpl. in Willd. spec. 4. p. 1009. the branches. ^ . S. Native of St. Domingo and of the Ba- 

 butnotof Desv.) unarmed; pinnae trifoliate; leaflets somewhat di- hama Islands. Catesb. car. 2. t. 97. Mimosa circinnalis, Lin. 



spec. 1490. Plum. ed. Burm. t. 5. Leaflets usually ending in 

 a spine-like mucrone. Legume long, cochleate, filled with pulp 

 inside. Seeds flat, red and black mixed. 



midiately oblong-lanceolate, acutish, intermediate one the largest; 

 petioles glandless ; fascicles of flowers usually twin, axillary, 

 pedunculate, Tj. S. Native of South America. Legume 

 linear, straight, flat, 3 inches long. 



Coriaceow5-leafletted Inga. Shrub. 



86 I. cATARA'cTiE (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 297.) 

 shrub climbing, unarmed ; pinnae bifoliate ; leaflets obliquely 



Circi/?na/e-podded Inga. Clt. 1726. Tree 10 to 15 feet. 



93 I. ca'ndida (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 299.) 

 prickles conically-subulate, straight; pinnae bearing 2-3 pairs of 

 obliquely obovate leaflets, which are rounded at both ends, 



lanceolate-oblong, acuminated, dimidiately rounded at the base, rather coriaceous, and somewhat mucronate, glabrous ; heads of 

 membranous, glabrous ; peduncles axillary, twin; legumes cir- flowers axillary, solitary, globose ; legumes circinnate. Tj. S. 

 cinnate. T2 . ^. S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco, near Native near Guayaquil. Flowers white. 



JVhite-QoweYedln}ra. Shrub G to 12 feet. 

 94 I. exce'lsa (Kunth, mim. 57. t. 18. nov. gen. amer. 6. 

 p. 299.) spines stipular, straight; leaves conjugately or doubly 

 pinnate, the outer pinnae bearing 4 leaflets, and the lower ones 

 only 2 leaflets ; leaflets obovate, oblique at the base, with a 

 gland between the pinnae and one between each pair of leaflets; 



Atures, at the cataracts of Javarivono. Flowers unknown. Le- 

 gumes linear, compressed, smooth, each containing 4-9 lenticular 

 seeds. 



Cataract Inga. Shrub cl. 



87 I. longifo'lia (Humb. et Bonpl. in Willd. spec. 4. p. 

 1009.) shrub climbing, unarmed; pinnae trifoliate; leaflets 



oblong-lanceolate, equal-sided, acuminated, attenuated at the heads of flowers axillary, pedunculate. Tj . S, Native of New 



base, membranous, glabrous, with a gland between the terminal 

 leaflets; flowers in spikes; legumes puberulous. b ■ ^' S. 

 Native of South America, near Cavico, on the banks of the 

 Chamaya. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 298. 



Granada, on the banks of the river Magdalena, near Tomependa. 



Flowers white. 



Legume circinnate. 



ijleited 



Shrub cl. 



88 I. FALciFORMis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 438.) unarmed; pinnae 

 trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, attenuated at 

 the base, narrowest on the inner side, with a gland between the 

 pmnae and one between the terminal leaflets ; legume very flat, 

 linear, falcate, obtuse, fj . S. Native of St. Martha. Plant quite 

 glabrous. Leaflets 4-6 inches long, and 1 inch broad. Legumes 

 longer than the leaflets, containing about 14 seeds. 



-Fa/cj/bm-podded Inga. Tree. 



89 I. glomeraVa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 438.) unarmed ; pinnae 

 tnloliate ; leaflets dimidiately oblong-lanceolate, attenuated at the 

 base, acuminated at the apex, with a gland between the pinnse, 

 and one also between the terminal leaflets ; flowers disposed in 

 glomerate fascicles, which are axillary, lateral, and sessile. Tj .S. 



ative of Cayenne. Stamens monadelphous beyond the corolla, 

 i^lowers apparently white. Leaves glabrous. 

 J'^omera^e-flowered Inga. Tree. 



90 I. latifolia (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1020.) unarmed ; pinnse tri- 

 wiiate, but usually bearing 5 leaflets ; leaflets dimidiate at the 



se, ovate-oblong, acuminated, lower ones alternate, upper ones 

 opposite, with a gland between the pinnae and between the op- 



avMi^^ ^^^^^^* flowers disposed in pedunculate, lateral, and 

 axuiary fascicles. Tj . S. Native of the Caribbee 



pj^^^^''"j^^parts of Mexico. Mimosa latifolia, Lin. spec. 1499.— 



• ^u.Durm. t. 9. Flowers rose-coloured. Legume unknown. 



^road^leaved Inga. Fl. Mar. April. Clt. 1768. Tree. 



Btin 1 ^**®?^^^ (Wall, pi, rar. asiat. 2. p. 23. t. 124.) spines 



iriff ^ k^' straight ; leaves with 1 pair of pinnae, each pinna bear- 



Tall Inga. Tree 60 to 70 feet. 



95 I. xjmbella'ta (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1027.) spines stipular, 

 straight; leaves conjugately or doubly pinnate, each pinna 

 bearing 8-10 pairs of leaflets, with glands between the pairs of 

 leaflets ; heads of flowers axillary, umbellate. ^ . S. Native 

 of the East Indies. Mim6sa umbell^ta, Vahl. symb. 2. p. 103. 

 Legume spiral, when young pubescent. 



Umbellate-Bowered Inga. Tree. 



96 I. PURPUREA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1021.) unarmed; pinnae 

 bearing from 3-7 pairs of oblong, obtuse leaflets, which are un- 

 equal at the base ; petioles glandless ; heads of flowers pedun- 

 culate, axillary. ^ . S. Native of Martinique and of Cumana. 

 Mimosa purpiirea, Lin. spec. 1500. Andr. bot. rep. 372. Ker. 

 bot. reg. 129. — Plum. ed. Burm. t. 10. f. 2. Flowers purple. 

 Legume linear, obtuse, tapering at the base, straight, with 

 thickened margins. I. obtusifolia of Willd. spec. 4. p. 1022. is 

 not distinct according to Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 301. 



Clt. 1733. 



Purple Inga. Fl. Mar. April. 



Shrub 3 to 6 ft. 



islands 



97 I. TAxiFo^LiA (Kunth, mim. p. 64. t. 20. nov. gen- amer. 6. 

 p. 301.) unarmed; pinnae bearing 13-20 pairs of oblong, obliquely 

 cordate, glabrous leaflets ; petioles glandless, pubescent ; heads 

 axillary, solitary, few-flowered, on short peduncles. Pj. S. Na- 

 tive on the Andes of Quito. Flowers red. Legumes unknown. 



Yew- leaved IngSL. Shrub 6 feet. 



98 I. cochlea'ta (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1020.) unarmed ; pinnae 

 2, each bearing 3 pairs of elliptic, acuminated, shining leaflets, 

 with an obscure gland between each pair ; umbels of flowers 

 pedunculate, solitary, or twin. Tj . S. Native of Para, in 

 Brazil. Legume cochleate, with the outer margin repand. 



Cochleate-podded Inga. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



oU ur ^^^'^^^^^ ^^^ lower one the smallest; leaflets oblong, 99 I. xyloca'rpa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 439.) unarmed ; pinna2 



sm »^' ^""9^^ at the base, acute; petioles wingless, bearing a 2, each bearing 3-4 pairs of ovate-elliptic, acutish leaflets, with 

 ilkr 1 ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^P^^ 5 heads of fl< " " " " " ' " - . - ^ 



PU?' ^^^'I^^y* glabrous, globose. ^ . 

 ^'owers white, fragrant. 



^^<^dy Inga. Tree 40 to 60 feet. 



S. Native of Silhet. 



a gland between the pinnae and between each pair of leaflets ; 

 heads of flowers usually twin, pedunculate, globose ; legume 



Native o£ Coromandel. 



woody, falcate, mealy inside. 

 Flowers white. 



12 . S. 



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refe ^^^J^g^^o-pinndtce (from conjugatus and ptnnatu 

 rence to the disposition of the leaflets). '^— — «-' 



s ; m 



p^ - — j.^«...v.» «. WB^ *v«»^..^/. Leaves with one 



pollt^^^^' ^ac^ pinna hearing from 2 to many pairs 0/ op- 



VOt. II. 



Corolla smooth, 5-toothed. Stamens 10. Mi- 

 mosa xylocarpa, Roxb. cor. 1. p. 68. t. 100. Acicia xylo- 

 carpa, Willd. spec. 4. p. 1055. Leaflets broad. 

 Woody-fruited Inga. Clt. 1816. Tree GO f^eu 

 100 I. cauliflo'ra (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1021.) unarmed; pinnae 

 2, each bearing 3 pairs of oblong, unequal leaflets, with a gland 



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