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pulæ lanceolato-falcatæ vel oblong. ^ Pedicelli capillares, 9 
lin. longi. Corolle 5 lin. longe. Leguminis margines elevati. 
—On the Amazon river, Peppig ; Lamas, in Peru, Mathews. 
6. I. sertulifera, (DC. Prod. 2, p. 436), ramulis petiolis 
pedunculisque ferrugineo-tomentellis, petiolo sub foliolis bre- 
vissime alatov.nudo, glandulis parvis, foliolis sub-bijugis ovatis 
v. ovato-oblongis coriaceis nitidis glabris, umbellis peduncu- 
latis, floribus glabriusculis, calyce corolla pedicelloque 3-4-plo 
breviore, tubo stamineo subexserto, legumine crasso compresso 
leviter marginato glabro.—Mimosa coriacea, Pers. Syn. 2, p. 
262.—Inga coriacea, Desv. Journ. Bot. 1814, 1, p. 71.— 
Foliola ultima 4-5 poll. longa, 14-2 poll. lata. Stipule falcato- 
oblonge v. lineares. Pedunculi 11-2-pollicares. Bracteole 
parve. Calyx 1 lin. corolla fere 4 lin. longa. Tota siccitate 
sæpius nigrescit.—British Guiana, Parker; French Guiana, 
Leprieur ; Surinam, Hostmann, n. 237. 
B? minor, glabra, foliolis ultimis 3-4-pollicaribus vix co- 
riaceis, pedunculis brevioribus, calycibus minoribus; an 
species propria ?— British Guiana, Schomburgk, 2nd Coll. n. 
810, (1427.) 
7. I. umbellifera (Steud.—DC. Prod. 2, p. 432), ramulis 
inflorescentiaque tomentellis, petiolo breviter et anguste alato, 
glandulis scutellatis, foliolis bijugis oblongo-lanceolatis utrin- 
que angustatis coriaceis nitidis, umbellis longe pedunculatis, 
floribus subglabris, calycibus corolla pedicelloque plus qua- 
druplo brevioribus, legumine plano marginato minute tomen- 
tello.—Mimosa umbellifera, Vahl. Ecl. Amer. 3, p. 30.— 
Foliola multo angustiora quam in I. sertulifera, ultima 3-34- 
pollicaria; petiolus evidentius alatus ; pedunculi longiores ; 
flores consimiles.— British Guiana, Schomburgk. 
8. I. virgultosa (Desv. Ann. Sc. Nat. Ser. 1, v. 9, p. 426), 
ramulis apice tomentosis, petiolo anguste alato, glandulis 
minutis, foliolis 3-4-jugis (parvis) ovato-lanceolatis glabris 
nitidis, umbellis pedunculatis, calyce minuto corolla pedicel- 
loque multoties breviore, tubo stamineo longiuscule exserto, 
legumine crasso compresso.—Mimosa virgultosa, Vahl. Ecl. 
3, p. 32.—From the description, it appears that this species 
