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iiliformis contortus, Leg. maximum longissim. 

 compr. varie contorto et spiralis 2valv, plurisp. 

 sem. orbic. dura. Scandens arborea, foL 

 conjiig. cirrhosis Jl. spicatis — one of the many 

 G. blended in Mimosa of L. but with habit quite 

 peculiar. 



734. Strepsilobiis scandens Raf. Mimosa do 

 Sw. non L, altissime scandens, ramis clavatis 

 striatis, foliol. 4jag. obi. obt. emarg. spicis axil, 

 longiss — very singular Vine of Antilles &c, 

 climbing over 100 feet high, ft. greenis^ pods 

 from 6 to 8 feet long ! 



Many other G. must be established among the 

 Mimosas, the labors of Wildenow and Decan- 

 dole not being perfect yet, but a complete revisal 

 would be arduous, I shall merely indicate about 

 20 additional Genera very concisely, see till 756. 



735. Perima Raf. (n. ind) diff*. Strepsiloba, 

 stam. 10, leg. rectum, carinatum — P. odorata 

 Raf. Mimosa scandens L. Pers. et auct. ind. 



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Rheed 8 t. 32. Rumf. 5 t 4. Scandens debilis, 

 ramis teres* foliolis 2jugis ovatobl. acut. — ^India, 

 smaller Vine, fl. yellow fragrant, pods also very 

 long 3 to 7 feet. 



736. PopoNAx Raf. cal, tubul. Sdent. cor. 

 5dent. stam. monad, leg. teres, rostrato extus 

 carnosus, intus mellifluos, sem. obov. &:c, — types 

 P, tortuosa Raf, Mim. do L. auct. Acakia do 

 W. D. and probably P. farncsiana ^c. 



737. LoMOPLis Raf. diff. Acakia, leg. ellipt. 

 obtuso membranaceo, margine aculeato. Ar- 

 husc. foL hipinn^ fl. capit. panic, alhis^ — types 

 L. ceratonia and acantholoha R. Acakias do of 

 Authors. 



738. GuMiFERA Raf. diff. Acakia, leg. compr. 

 monilif. segm. orbic. compr. Isp. — Types A. 

 vera^ arahica. nilotica and several other sp. 



