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LEGUMINOSiE. CCXXXIIL Acacia. 



199 A. REvoLu^TA (Kunth,mim, 84. t. 26. nov. gen. amer. 6, 206 A. Guadalupe'nsis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 464.) ratneal and 



p. 270.) stipular spines twin, straight ; petioles unarmed ; leaves 

 with 2-3 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 8-12 pairs of oblong, 



ciliately-scabrous leaflets ; heads axillary, 2-3-together, pedun- 

 culate ; legumes flat, compressed, falcate, prickly on the exterior 



S. Native of Peru, at Caxamarca. 



T2- 



petiolar prickles very few, scattered, and recurved ; leaves with 

 7-9 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 15-20 pairs of oblong- 

 linear, glabrous leaflets ; petioles glandless ; heads of flowers 

 pedunculate, disposed in a terminal panicle. l^' S. Native of 

 Guadaloupe. Flowers yellow, polyandrous. Legumes flat, gla- 

 brous, on short stipes, 3-4 inches long, and 9 lines broad. 

 Guadaloupe Acacia. Tree or shrub. 



207 A. 1 NTsiA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1091.) rameal as well as 

 petiolar prickles scattered and recurved ; leaves with 6 pairs of 

 pinnae, each pinna bearing about 12 pairs of incurved leaflets, 

 with a gland between the lower pairs of leaflets ; prickles shorter 

 than the stipulas ; heads of flowers pedunculate. ^ . S. Na- 

 tive of the East Indies. — Rheed, mal. 6. t. 4, — Pluk. phyt. 122. 

 Mimosa Cavenia, MoL f. 2. Mimosa I'ntsia, Lin. spec. 1508. rntsi is the Malabar 



or convex suture. 



Flowers white, but the petals are green. 

 /?ei;o/w^e-podded Acacia. Shrub 6 feet. 



200 A. Cave'nia (Hook, in Beech, voy. append, bot. p. 21.) 

 spines stipular, about half an inch long, twin, straight; petioles 

 furnished with 1 obscure gland ; leaves with usually about 5 

 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 9-10 pairs of linear-oblong 

 leaflets, which are clothed with scabrous pubescence ; peduncles 

 axillary, aggregate ; heads of flowers globose ; flowers poly- 

 androus. ^ . G. Native of Chili. 



chil. At Valparaiso the flowers are called Flor d'Aroma^ and 

 the tree Esj.ino by the inhabitants. It is used for various pur- 

 poses, especially as yielding the best charcoal. 



Cavenia Acacia. Tree 20 feet. 



201 A. DoMiNGE'Nsis'(Bert. ined. ex D. C. prod. 2. p. 4G4.) 

 stipular spines hooked, sometimes wanting ; petioles prickly, 

 glandless; leaves with 4 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 7 

 pairs of elliptic-oblong, glabrous leaflets ; heads of flowers 2-3- nicled, with the branches between the flowers unarmed. 



together, axillary, ultimate ones disposed in a branched panicle ; 

 legumes unarmed. Tj . S. Native of St. Domingo. Flowers 

 white. Legume flat, compressed, quite glabrous, falcate, irre- 

 gularly coarctate on one side. 



St. Dominno Acacia. Tree. 



name of the tree. 



Intsia Acacia. Clt. 1778. Tree 20 feet. 



208 A. iNTsioiDEs (D. C. prod. 2. p. 464) rameal as well as 

 petiolar prickles scattered and recurved ; leaves with 8-10 pairs 

 of pinnae, each pinna bearing about 25 pairs of linear-oblong, 

 somewhat incurved leaflets, with a gland at the base of the pe- 

 tiole ; heads of flowers pedunculate, aggregate, somewhat pa- 



' ?j • S. 



Native country unknown. Leaves and branches glabrous. Heads 

 of flowers about the size of those of A, Farnesiana, It has 

 very much the appearance of the preceding species and to the 



of Rheede, and it differs at first sight from the following 



figure 



in heads of flowers being larger. 



202 A. acantho'loba (Humb. et Bonpl. in Willd. spec. 4. Litsia-Uke Acacia. Tree. 



p. 1089.) prickles scattered, hooked ; petioles unarmed, pubes- 209 



cent ; leaves with 3-4 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing about as pe 

 10-12 pairs of leaflets, which are pubescent beneath; heads of 

 flowers almost sessile, racemose ; legumes flat, membranous. 



prickles 



(W 



ameal as well 

 c«ves with 8-lC 

 of linear-oblong 



^ 



Native of South America. 



« • « 



prickly on both margins 



H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 279. Flowers pale rose- 

 coloured. Perhaps belonging to the following division. 

 Spiny-podded Acacia. Clt. 1823. Shrub 6 feet. 



Rameal inickles scattered without order. Stems erect. 



203 A. ? psora'lea (D. C. prod. 2. p. 464.) rameal prickles 

 scattered; petioles unarmed, but are beset with brown warts as 

 well as the peduncles ; leaves with 2-5 pairs of pinnae, each 

 pinna bearing about 7-8 pairs of oblong-linear, obtuse, glabrous 

 leaflets ; heads of flowers axillary, solitary, pedunculate. Tj . S. 



pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 20-30 pairs of hnear-ooion 

 leaflets, with a depressed gland at the base of the petiole ; heads 



1507. 



Native of Madagascar. 



Kfy 



Legumes unknown. 

 Shrub. 



of flowers on short peduncles, aggregate, disposed in a termina 

 prickly panicle. Tj . S. Native of Ceylon (Burm. zeyh 1. 10;^°^ 



Madagascar (Commerson). Mimosa penn^ 

 The whole plant is glabrous. Heads of flowers yellow, stnaller 

 than those of A» Farnesiana. Legume unknown. ^^^^^X^ 

 different from A. pterophylla of Hoffmans. verz. 1824. p. 2 . 

 which has glands between the exterior pairs of pinnae. In 

 chin-china the bark is converted into a sort of tow, which is 

 used to fill up cracks in houses as well as in boats. 



JVaMer-leaved Acacia. Clt. 1773. Shrub. 



210 A. Westia^na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 464.) rameal^ 

 petiolar and peduncular prickles recurved ; leaves with 

 of pinnae, each pinna bearing 15-27 pairs of linear acute 



well as 

 8 pairs 



leaflets, 

 the 



204 A. ? conci'nna (D. C. prod. 2. p. 464.) rameal prickles with a gland at the base of the petiole, and one between i 

 .ff...A . i...«.T... .i^.K.^ „,:.i, ,,.!„ :ii: . ^..r.i :_i.,_. ^^,^^^ ^^j^ ^^ j^^^^^^ . j^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ disposed in a terminal 



panicle ; pedicels from 2-5, rising from the same dot or ce ' 



^2. S. Native of the island of Santa Cruz. Mimosa pana^^ 



lata, West, beschr. 312. ex VahL eel. amer. 13. p- ^;^^ 



scattered ; branches clothed with velvety villi ; petioles prickly, 

 bearing 1 gland above the base; leaves with 5-6 pairs of pinnae, 

 each pinna bearing many pairs of linear-cultrate, ciliated leaflets; 

 stipulas cordate, upper ones in the form of bracteas ; heads of 



. S. Native of the 



flowers disposed in a terminal panicle. T2 



East Indies. Mimosa sapon^ria, Roxb. in herb. Lamb. 



mosa concinna, Willd. spec. 4. p. 1039. Legume unknown. 



Neat Acacia. Clt. 1823. Tree. 



205 A. tamarindifo'lia (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1092.) rameal 

 prickles straight, scattered ; leaves with 4-6 pairs of pinnae, 

 each pinna bearing 10-15 pairs of oblong, obtuse, quite glabrous 

 leaflets ; 



the base ; stipulas cordate, upper ones in the form of bracteas ; 



heads of flowers pedunculate, disposed in a panicle. Fj . S. 



Native of the West India islands and South America. Mimosa 



tamarindifolia, Lin. spec. 1509. Jacq. schoenbr. 3. t. S96. 



Plum. ed. Burm. t. 7. Flowers white. Legume broad-linear, 

 flat, straight. 



Tamarind-leaved Acacia. Clt. 1774. Tree 40 feet. 



differs from A. paniculata of Willd. 



Mi- Mimosa tenuif 



sufficient to decide this point. 

 West's Acacia. Tree. 

 211 A. cjE^siA (Willd. spec 



petiolar prickles scattered and 



771. 



It is perhaps the same 

 but the description is not 



4. p. 1090.) rameal as ^veH^^^ 



iole; 



• , " , - . ,, , ^" . , 1 i , " of pinnae, each pinna bearing 12-16 pairs - .g. 



petioles rather prickly, and furnished with^a gland at leaflets, with an oblong gland above the base of the pe»^^^j 



'""■■' '""' ''"*'" '•I- - heads of flowers pedunculate, disposed in a termmal P^" . ' 



>,ran^l,«o ^f :-i -1.1.. T- c xr„»;.,o ^ftlie East ln<"" 



but not 



branches of panicle prickly. Tj . S. Native of the 

 Pluk. t. 330. bad. Mimosa cae'sia, Lin. spec. 1507 

 Burm. Legume unknown. 



Grey Acacia. Clt. 1773. Tree. . vklesof 



• 212 A. centrophy'lla (D. C. prod. 2. p. 4G5.) P"CW ^^_ 



