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libus paniculatis, floribus glabriusculis. — Stipulae breves lato- 

 lanceolatae. Foliola 3 — 4 lin. longa. Flores minimi.— Pri- 

 mitive forests in Brazil, Martlus, 



*** Suhtilifolm, folioUs linearibus, ovario sfipitafo glahro, 



10. P. hhmcifera (sp. n,), ramulis foliisque pubescentibus, 

 aculeis infra-stipularibus oppositis recurvis, pinnis 8 — 12- 

 jugis, foliolis multijugis lineari-falcatis obtusis, spicis laxis 

 paucis, corolla longa tenui. — Foliola 2 — 3 lin. longa. Spicae 

 tripollicares. Stamina longe exserta. Corolla 2^ lin. longa, 

 petalis alte connatis. Legumen 8 — 9 poliicare v. longius. 

 — Province of Piauhy, Gardner, n. 2558. 



11. P. suht'tUfolia. — Acacia suhtlUfoUa, Humb. et Kunth. 

 Nov. Gen. et Sp. v. vi. p. 268. — From Kunth's description, 

 this species appears to differ from the last by the leaflets 

 being smooth on the upper surface, the spike of flowers 

 shorter and more dense, and the pod oblong instead of linear, 

 — Banks of the Chota in New Granada. 



12. P. viridlflora. — Acacia viHdijlora, Kunth. Mim. 81. t. 



25 Nov. Gen. et Sp. v. vi. p. 269.— Said by Kunth 



scarcely to diffisr from P. suhtilifoUa. — San Felix. 



13. P. trisperma, glabriuscula, aculeis caulinis infrastipu- 

 laribus paucis in petiole sparsis, pinnis 3 — 5-jugis, foliolis 

 20 — 40-jugis linearibus supra nitidis, spicis axillaribus soU- 

 tariis v. ad apices ramorum racemosis, floribus glabris, legu- 

 mine oblongo-lineari, Foliola 3 — 4-lin. longa, uninervia et 

 leviter reticulata, subtus minute puberula v. glabra. Spicae 

 vix bipollicares. Corolla vix lineam longa, petalis demum 

 hberis. Legumen cum stipite 3— 4-lineari fere 3 poll. long- 

 um, 6 — 8-lin. latum. — Mimosa tnsperraa. Veil. Fi. Flum. 

 ll.t. 40. Acacia trisperma. Mart. Herb. Fl. Bras., 108. 

 —Brazil, Pohl, Martius, Sella, VautUer, (n. 83 J 



14. P. communis (sp. n.), ramulis petiolisque puberulis 

 sparse et raro aculeatis, inermibusque, pinnis 5 — 8-jugis, fo- 

 I'olis multijugis linearibus supra nitidis, spicis axillaribus ad 

 apices ramorum racemosis, floribus glabris, legumine lineari. 



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