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bairs divaricated, and often stellated. Stipules linear, generally 

 bifid. Panicles terminal. Flowers for the most part in 

 threes, involucred with deciduous, 8-fid, and linear bracteas, 

 Calyx 5-leaved, spreading, leaflets oblong, concave. Corolla 

 yellow, less than the calyx; petals ovate, unguiculate, and 

 without nectaries. Stamens numerous, inserted below the 

 germen. Germen stipitate. Drupe containing a nut, marked 

 externally with 5 lines, 3-celled, 3-seeded. 



This agrees perfectly with the excellent description given 

 by Sir J. E. Smith, in Rees' Cyclopaedia, from a specimen 

 preserved in the herbarium of the younger Linnaeus, un- 

 accompanied with any notice concerning its native country, 

 and also deficient in fruit. . Its affinity to the original species 

 of MicTocos Is fully proved, on actual examination of the 

 fruit, and this exact coincidence affords a farther confirma- 

 tion of the propriety of separating Microcos from Grewia. 

 The terminal inflorescence and iuvolucral bracteas form 

 a peculiar and distinctive character: in this species, the 

 flowers are generally 3 together, and are surrounded by 

 3 trifid bracteas, within which are found 3 other smaller and 

 linear ones. 



MICROCOS GLABRA. W. J. 



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Found on the Island of Carnicobar. It nearly resembles 

 M. tomentosay differing chiefly in its smooth foliage : the in- 

 florescence and fruit are entirely similar. Young branches 

 tomentose: there are frequently flowers in the uppermost 

 axils. 



MIMOSA 



M. jiringa 



; foliolis 



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^"j^g^s glaberrimis, paniculis fasciculatis axillaribus, capi- 



mgris 



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leguminibus maxinjis articulato-contortis 



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Djiringa. Roxh. HoH. Beng. p. 93. Bua Jiring. Malaif 



Pulo Penang, Malacca, &c __ „ , 



grey bark and round smooth branches. Leaves ^ternate 



