LEGUMINOS^. CCXXXIII. Acacia. 



409 



^ 



G. 



and legumes unknown. Perliaps a species of ProsbjpiSy accord- 

 ing to H. B. et Kiinth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 281. 

 Two-winged Kc2t.Q\3., Clt. 1818. Tree. 



113 A.? SALINA^RUM (D. C. procl. 2. p. 456.) spines solitary, 

 straight, rising from the sides of tlie buds ; pinnae bearing 19- 

 £0 pairs of linear, obtuse leaflets, wliich are glabrous as well 

 as branches and corollas, with a gland at the top of the petiole, 

 and one between each pair of leaflets ; spikes solitary, pedun- 

 culate. Tj . S. Native of Jamaica, in salt marshes. Mim6sa 

 salinarum, Vahl. eel. amer, 3. p. ^5. Stamens 10. Ovary hairy. 



Salt-mwc^li Acacia. Tree. pinna bearing 3-4 pairs of oval, obtuse leaflets, which are ratlier 



114 A. STRiGo'sA (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 137.) leaves with 1 pair villous as well as the petioles ; spikes axiUary, twin. V^ . S. Na- 

 of pinnae, each pinna bearing 2 pairs o^ oblique leaflets, which tive of New Spain. Partial petioles jointed at tlie base. Co- 

 Legume 



solitary ; stamens monadelphous ; branches granular. 

 Native of New Caledonia. Legumes monihform, 6-7-seeded. 

 6^ra «M/«r-branched Acacia. Shrub 4 to G feet. 



122 A. fu'lgens (Labill. cal. p. 68. t. G7.) unarmed; leaves 

 with 2-3 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 3 pairs of broad, 

 elliptic, obtuse leaflets, which are attenuated at both ends ; spikes 

 of flowers length of leaves. Pj . G, Native of New Caledonia. 



Shining Aceicxdi. Shrub 12 feet. 



123 A. dista'ciiya (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 2. p. 456.) unarmed ; leaves with 4 pairs of pinnae, eacli 



are pilose beneath ; heads of flowers globose ; legume strigose. 

 ^ . S. Native of Peru. Mimosa strigosa, Pers. ench. 2. p. 263. 

 Strigose Acacia. Shrub. 



rolla 5-parted, Stamens 9? monadelphous at tlie base, 

 unknown. 



J'wo-spiked Acacia. Tree. 



115 A. Sello'i (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 137.) leaves almost ses- 124 A. Tiiibaudia'na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 456.) unarmed; 



sile, with 1 pair of pinnae, each pinna bearing about 12 pairs of leaves with 4 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 7-9 pairs of 



linear, shining leaflets ; heads of flowers pedunculate, usually ovate, somewhat rhomboid leaflets, which are rather oblique at 



solitary; legumes straight, lanceolate, with thickened margins. the base, and villous beneath, as well as the petioles, which bear 



^ . S. Native of Brazil. 

 Scllo's Acacia. Tree. 



116 A. fla'ccida (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 137.) branches and 

 'Ctioles elongated and filiform, flaccid, glabrous ; stipulas linear ; 

 eaves with 1 pair of pinnae, each pinna bearing 6 pairs of ob- 

 liquely oblong, nerved, pubescent leaflets ; heads of flowers 

 pedunculate. T2 • S. Native of Brazil. 



/'/accid-branchcd Acacia. Shrub. 



117 A. inca'na (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 137.) branches clothed 

 jnth^ flocky down ; leaves with 1 pair of pinnae, each pinna 

 bearing about 20 pairs of oblong, obtuse, nerveless leaflets, 

 which are hoary and lepidotcd beneath ; heads of flowers twin, 

 pedunculate. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, 



Hoary Acacia. Shrub. 



118 A. set6sa (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 137.) branches hairy; 

 leaves with 1 pair of pinnae, each pinna bearing many pairs of 

 linear leaflets, which are ciliated with strigae on the margins. 

 h . S. Native of Brazil. 



Setose Acacia. Shrub. 



a sessile gland each ; legumes compressed, contracted between 

 the seeds. T2 . S. Native of South America, but in what 

 place is unknown. Sophora obliqua, Pers. ench. 1. p. 452. 



Thiband's Acacia. Tree. 



125 A. Roiiria'na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 457.) unarmed ; leaves 

 with 4 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing about 10-11 pairs of 

 somewhat trapeziform, obtuse, glabrous leaflets, which are beset 

 with yellow villi on the ribs, with a gland between each of the 

 pairs of leaflets ; spikes solitary, pedunculate, axillary, length 

 of leaves. b . S. Native of South America. 



Mimosa nigri- 



Plant 



cans, Vahl. eel. amer. 3. p. 37. t. 29. but not of Labill. 

 becoming black on drying. 



Rhor^s Acacia. Tree. 



126 A. NUDiFLo^RA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1058.) unarmed; 

 leaves with 4-6 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 12-15 pairs 

 of elliptic, obtuse leaflets, with a depressed gland between each 

 of the pairs of pinnae ; spikes of flowers axillary and lateral, 

 filiform, h . S. Native of Porto Rico. 



Leaves downy be- 



. ^^^' ^^^- Spiciflor^ (from spica^ a spike, and^o^, 



jn reference to the disposition of the flower in spikes). Leaves 



neath as well as the petioles, when young. Legume linear, flat, 



glabrous. 



Naked-JIowcrcd AcaciB.. Tree 20 feet. 



127 A. MURicA TA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1058.) unarmed ; leav 



- tticicuce to the disposition of the flower in spikes). Leaves 127 A. muricata (^Wilki. spec. 4. p. luoo.; unarmea ; leaves 



oipmnate, with few or many pairs of pinnse, each pinna bearing with 5 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 12-15 pairs of ovate, 



niany nairs of l^^^flofo T71^«r^^^ a:. «,.;i :^ — ^;i.^« v^fno^ »-QfVior omorryiVofo Innflntc with n rlpnrps«pr1 frinnri hp- 



»"any pairs of leaflets. Flowers disposed in spikes 



Unarmed trees or shrubs* 



.119 A. cauda'ta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 456.) unarmed ; leaves 

 Ki P^^rs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 7-8 pairs of linear- 



T?. S. 



^ , . ^S' ^'^ry blunt, somewhat emarginate, quite glabrous leaflets, 

 Y<ch are oblique at the base, the outer ones largest ; petioles 

 g andless ; spikes twin, disposed in a terminal raceme, 

 p^y^ °f Cayenne. Mimosa caudata, Vahl. eel. amer. 3. p. 35. 



^S -1^', ^^^"lens 10. Legume unknown. 

 ^a«/erf Acacia. Tree. 



Ig 4- cyclospe'rma (D. C. prod. 2. p. 456.) unarmed; 

 ovT^ vi^^^ ^ ^^^^^ ^^ pinnae, each pinna bearing 3-4 pairs of 

 th^>! "^' rather coriaceous leaflets, which are cuneated at 

 Dase, and are glabrous as well as the petioles, with a de- 

 P essed gland between each of the pairs of pinnae, and also be- 

 •iJ^^fl^^'^ ^^ ^'^^ P^^*"^ ^^ leaflets ; spikes supra-axillary, solitary ; 

 ^^lef ^"'^^^"^^^- ^ • G. Native of New Caledonia. Flowers 



^ t. Legume 4-5 inches long, compressed. 



J-ircfc Wed Acacia. Tree, 

 leav •' ^^^^u^o'sA (Labill. cal. p. 67. t. 66.) unarmed; 

 il^^* ^'^^ 5 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 12 pairs of 

 ^ate, obliquely ovate-oblong, obtuse leaflets ; spikes axillary, 



retuse, rather emarginate leaflets, with a depressed gland be- 

 tween each of the pairs of pinnae ; spikes cylindrical, subulate, 

 aggregate at the tops of the branches ; branches warted. Tj . S. 

 Native of the West Indies. Mimosa muricata, Lin. spec. 1504. 



Plum. ed. Burm. t. 11. Flowers white. 



MMnca^^-branched Acacia. Tree. 



128 A. ROSTRA TA (Humb. et Bonpl. in Willd. spec. 4. j). 

 lOGO.) unarmed ; leaves with G pairs of pinnae, each pinna bear- 

 ing numerous pairs of linear, glabrous leaflets ; petioles pilose, 

 bearing an urceolar gland at the base ; spikes axillary. T; . S. 

 Native of South America. Mim6sa ignavi, H. B. et Kunth, 



Flowers unknown. 



nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 259. 

 beaked at the apex. 



Beaked-]^odded Acacia. Tree. 



Legume linear, 



129 A- CALLO'SA 



(Spreng. 



syst. 3. p. 138.) branches beset 



with callous warts : petioles pubescent, bearing a gland at the 



base ; leaves with 7 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing many 



pairs of linear, shining leaflets ; spikes disposed in panicles. 



I2 . S. Native of Brazil. 



Ca//o«5-warted Acacia. Tree or shrub. 



130 A. AHENo SA (Willd. 1. c.) unarmed ; leaves with 6 pairs 

 of pinnae ; each pinna bearing 16 pairs of linear, acute, ciliated 

 leaflets ; petioles pubescent, bearing a gland between each of 



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