418 



LEGUMINOSiE. CCXXXIII. Acacia. 



legumes mucronate, cartilaginous, thickened, ending 



. S, Native of the West Indies. 



curved point, 

 unknown. 



h 



C/«w-podded Acacia. Shrub or tree. 



in an in- 

 The rest 



laments purple. Legume compressed, narrowed at the base, i 



inches long. 



227 A. vVga (WiUd. 



Loose Acacia. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



234 A. specio'sa (Willd. 1. c.) unarmed, glabrous ; leaves with 



spec. 4'. p. 1066.) unarmed; leaves 4-5 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 7-11 pairs of oval- 

 with 3 pairs of pinnae ; leaflets smoothish, with 3 pairs on each oblong, obtuse, somewhat dimidiate leaflets, with a gland at the 



base of the petiole ; heads 2-3-together, axillary, on long pe- 

 duncles. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies. Mimosa spe- 



of the terminal pinnae, and either 1 or 2 pairs on the lower 



pmnae ; heads of flowers pedunculate, 2 or 3-together, axillary. 

 h . S. Native of Brazil. 



Mimosa 



elusive of the country, and the synonyme of Breynius, which 

 is evidently referrible to a species of /Wa. 

 f. 2. M 



Wandering Acacia. 

 228 A. 



. bras. p. 111. f. L 



Clt, 1818. 



Pis. bras. p. 80. 



Tree. 



multiflo'ra (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. 

 p. 277.) unarmed ; leaves with 3 pairs of pinnae, each pinna 

 bearing 6-9 pairs of oblong, acute, glabrous leaflets; petioles 

 glandless; racemes axillary, 2-5-together ; heads in fascicles; 

 stamens 15. h . S. Native of the eastern declivities of the 



ciosa, Jacq, coll. 1. p. 47. icon. rar. 1. t. 19S. Flowers white, 

 polyandrous. 



Showy Acacia. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1742. Sh. 6 to 10 ft. 



2S5 A. Jupu'nba (Willd. 1. c.) unarmed; leaves with 4-5 

 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 6-8 pairs of ovate, obtuse 

 leaflets, which are clothed with hoary pubescence beneath ; spikes 

 of flow^ers somewhat capitate, axillary. Tj. S. Native of 

 Para, in Brazil, where it is called Jupimba. 



Tree. 



Andes, near St. Felipe. 

 Many-Jl 



Jupimha Acacia. 

 23Q A. Bi'cEPs 



Legume unknown. 

 Tree 20 feet. 



(Willd 



4. 



1075.) unarmed; leaves 



spec. ^. p 

 with 4-5 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing about 1 6 pairs of 

 distant, lanceolate, ciliated leaflets, with a gland on the petiole 



229 A. Le BBEK (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1066.) unarmed, smooth- beneath the lower pair of pinnse : heads of flowers axillary, 

 ish ; leaves with 2-4 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing about twin, pedunculate. Tj . S. Native of Para, in Brazil. Very 

 6-8 pairs of oval, somewhat dimidiate leaflets, which are obtuse 

 at both ends : 



petioles glandless ; heads of flowers pedunculate, 

 aggregate ; flowers pedicellate. T2 , S. Native of Upper Egypt, 

 but now cultivated in both the East and West Indies. Mimosa 

 Lebbek, Lin. spec. 1503. A. Habbas, Link. enum. 2. p. 444. ? 

 but not of Delile. Cassia planisiliqua, Burm. ind. 96. but 

 probably exclusive of the leaves. Legume broad-linear, flat, 

 rather long, attenuated at both ends, 7-8-seeded.— Pluk. mant. 



331. f. 1. The Arabs call the tree L<^bach. It is culti- 



like A» glaucUf of which it is only a variety, according to Steudel. 



2. t. 



vated in gardens for the sake of the beauty and scent of the 

 flowers. 



Two-headed Acacia. Tree. 

 237 A, GLAu'cA (Willd. L c.) unarmed, glabrous ; leaves with 

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

 linear, distant, acute leaflets, which are glaucous beneath ;^ pe- 

 tiole downy, sometimes glandular beneath the lower pair of 



heads of flowers axillary, pedunculate, usually twin ; 



^2 . S. Native of South America. Mi- 



MilL fitr. 4. t. 4.— Cat. car.?. 



pinna* 



legume nearly sessile, 

 mosa glauca, Lin. spec. 504. 



Trew. ehret. t. 46. 



t. 42. 



fig. 4. t. 4.— 

 Flowers white, 5-parted, decan- 



Lebbek Acacia. 



Ma 



Clt. 1823. Tree 20 feet. 



230 A. PRo'cERA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1063.) unarmed, smooth- 

 ish ; leaves with 4 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 5-8 pairs 

 of ovate, acutish leaflets, with a depressed gland at the base of 



238 



m a ter- 



r 



Mimosa 



the petiole ; heads of flowers pedunculate, disposed 

 minal panicle. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies. 

 procera, Roxb. cor. 2. t. 21. Flowers pale yellow, polyandrous. 

 Stamens monadelphous. Legume flat, glabrous, attenuated at 

 both ends, 6-7 inches long. 



Clt. 1816. 



Tall Acacia. 



Tree 60 ket. 



231 A. ODORATi'ssiMA (Willd. spec. 1. c.) unarmed, smoothish; 

 leaves with 3-4 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 10-12 pairs of 

 oval-oblong leaflets, lower ones very minute, with a depressed 

 gland at the base of the petiole, and one beneath the extreme 

 pair of pinnae ; heads pedunculate, aggregate, forming a ter- 

 minal^ panicle. Fj . S. Native of the coast of Coromandel. 

 Mimosa odoratissima, Roxb. cor. 2. t. 120. Flowers pale 

 yellow, very sweet-scented. Legume nearly like that of the 

 preceding species. 



Fery-5wee/-.ycc«/crf-flowered Acacia. Clt. 1 790. Tr. 30 to 40 ft. 



232 A. 



drous. Legume linear, flat, glabrous, acute at both ends, 4 

 inches long and 2 lines broad. 



67awcow5 Acacia. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1690. Sh. 5 to 10 ft. 

 A. leucoce'phala (Link. enum. 2. p. 444.) unarmed, 

 smoothish ; leaves with 4-5 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 

 12-15 pairs of oblong-linear, acute leaflets ; petioles do^vny, 

 sometimes bearing a gland or glands beneath the lower pair of 

 pinnae ; heads of flowers pedunculate, axillary, usually twin ; 

 legume standing on a stipe, w^hich is about equal in lengtli to 

 the peduncle, when young it is clothed with velvety down. Tj.S. 

 Native of South America. Mim6sa leucocepliala, Lam. diet. 1. 

 p. 12. Flowers white* Very nearly allied to J. glauca, and 

 is often confused with it in gardens", but differs in the legume 

 being broader, shorter, and standing on a long stipe. 



White-headed Acacia. Fl.Ju.Aug. Clt. 1823. Sh. 5 to 10 It. 



239 A. lomatoca'rpa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 467.) unarmed, gla- 

 brous ; leaves with 5 pairs of pinn», each pinna bearing 15 pairs 

 of oblong rather falcate leaflets, with a gland between each pair 

 of leaflets: leerump flat, mrrlpfl Tiv p tliiVkpned marsin- ^ ' ' 



smoothish 



LEBBKKioiDEs (D. C. prod. 2. p. 467.) unarmed, 



leaves with 3-8 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 



10-20 pairs of oval-oblong, glabrous leaflets; petioles puberu- 



lous. ^landless: lotrnmps flai- glabrous, 7-9-seeded. Pj . S. 



Very nearly allied to J. Lebbek^ 



legume flat, girded by a thickened margm. 



Mimosa marginata. Lam. du 



0-, ^. t. 5. where the flowers dn 



figure are loosely panicled, 4-parted, and polyandrous 

 the same. 



Perliaps 



glandless; legumes flat. 

 Native of the Island of Timor. 



but differs in the leaflets being narrower, more numerous, as well 



240 A. latisi'liqua (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1 



brous ; leaves with 5 nairs of ninnae. each ni; 



as in other respects. 

 Lchbek-Uke Acacia. 



Tree 30 feet. 



2S3 A- la'xa (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1069.) unarmed, glabrous ; 

 leaves with 4 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 12-24 pairs of 

 linear-oblong leaflets, w hich are glaucous beneath ; petioles beset 

 with rusty villi ; heads of flowers axillary, on long peduncles. 



^2 . S. Native of Caraccas. Branches terete, divaricate. Fi- 



Fringe-podded Acacia. Clt. 1824. Tree 30 feet. 



067.) unarmed, gia- 



^^airs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 10 pai^ 

 of elliptic obtuse leafl'ets ; stipulas in the form of bracteas, o 

 liquely cordate ; heads of flowers pedunculate, aggregate, lorn^- 

 ing a terminal panicle, fj . S. Native of South America. 

 Mimbsa latisfliqua, Lin. spec. 1504.— Plum. ed. Burm. t. • 

 Flowers white. Legume oblong, flat, acute at both ends, a» 

 standing on a long stipe. * i • * 



Far. /J, paucifoliola (D. C. prod. 2. p. 467.) leaves with ^-^ 

 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 4-6 pairs of leaflets- 



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