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58. Acacia leprosa {Sieb. in DC. Prod. ii. p. 450, var. sec. 

 Benth. — Acacia reclinata, Ferd. Mueller, First Gen. Report, p. 12). 

 Elatior, ramulis angulatis subglabris deraum nutantibus, phyllodiis 

 chartaceis patentibus lineari-lanceolatis sphacelato-apiculatis vix cur- 

 vatis subsessilibus ima basi minutim glanduligeris basi ut apice 

 sensim angustatis glabris viscoso-punctatis uninerviis tenuiter reticu- 

 lato-penniveniis, pedunculis axillaribus geminis ternisve capitulo sul- 

 phureo multifloro sequilongis puberulis, corolla glabra 5-fida calycem 

 dentatum puberulum semisuperante, bracteolis lanceolatis, 



In vallibus Australise Felicis orientalis et litoralis. 



Frutex densus alius. Phyllodia pleraque 1^-2-2" longa, 2-3'" lata. 

 Legumen lineare falcatum arcuatum basi et apice acutum circiter 1- 

 2-pollicare 1^'" latum compressum tenui-coriaceum fuscum inter 

 seraiua continuum non contractum. 



/3. binervis, phyllodiis binerviis. 



In collibus graniticis ad flumen Broken River. 



A. leprosa persimilis, vix taraen ejus varietas. 



[I still think it a mere variety of A. leprosa. — G. B.] 



59. Acacia dodonaeifolia, Willd. Enum. PL Suppl. p. 68. (Acacia viscosa, 

 Schrad. in Wendl. Comment, p. 30. — Mimosa dodonaeifolia, Persoon, 

 Synops. ii. p. 261.) 



Ad sinum Spencer's Gulf prope Port Lincoln, C. Wilhelmi. 



Corolla 5-partita calycem glabrum viscidum dentatum triente supe- 

 rans. Bracteolcs angustissime lineares, lamina spathulata termi- 

 natse. Pedunculi solitarii v. gemini glabri capitulo longiores. Legu- 

 mina dilute fulvida 1-4^" longa, \^"' lata lato-linearia curvata visci- 

 dula satis compressa tenui-(;oriacea enervia intus continua inter semina 

 hand aut vix contracta. Semina nitentia spadiceo-nigrescentia com- 

 presso-ovata 1-2-2'" longa, strophiolo sordide fulvido replicato basi 

 suffulta. Frutex 15-20'. 



Diflfert ab A. reclinata et A. leprosa phyllodiis distinctius venosis paulo 

 crassioribus ratione longitudinis latioribus, obtusioribus, apiculo mi- 

 nuto non sphacelato terminatis prope et supra medium glanduligeris 

 (prseter glandulam basalem), pedunculis longioribus glabris saepe soli- 

 tariis, calyce glabro, corolla profundius divisa, bracteolarum forma et 

 forsan quoque leguminibus hactenus mihi ignotis. 



60. Acacia stricta, W. Sp. Plant, iv. p. 1052. 

 Kangaroo Island. Satis frequens in colonia Victorise. 

 ^. binervis, phyllodiis binerviis. Tasmania, Stuart, 

 y. pleiocephala, racemis brevibus oligocephalis. 

 South Port, Tasmanise, Stuart. 



61. Acacia plagiophylla, n. sp. Ramulis hirtellis angulatis, phyl- 

 lodiis parvis glabris triangularibus sive ovato- deltoideis sessilibus 



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