358 BENTHAM ON MTMOSEiE. 



centibus subtus venosis, glandula nulla v. minima infra 

 pinnas infimas, floribus decandris, leguminibus subfalcatis 

 reticulato-venosis 8 — 13-spermis, staminibus ovatis. — San 

 Felipe, Texas, Drummond. — The glaucous colour of the 

 foliage in the fresh state easily distinguishes this species (ac- 

 cording to Drummond), and in the dry state the remarkable 

 reticulations of the pod are not to be met with in any of the 

 preceding. 



6. D. Jamesii (Torr. et Gr. Fl. N. Amer. i. 402.), is 

 unknown to me. 



7. D. brachylobus, glabriuscula, erecta, caule angulato- 

 striato, pinnis 6 — l5-jugis, foliolis 20 — 30-jugis, glandula 

 infra pinnas inferiores v. omnes, floribus pentandris, legumi- 

 nibus latiusculis falcatis Isevibus 2 — 6-spermis. — Darlmgto- 

 nia brachyloha et D. glandulosa, DC Prod. ii. 443, and the 

 synonyms quoted by Torr. et Gr. 1. c 401. — United States.. 



XVI. Mimosa, Linn. Willd. 



Flores superiores v. plerique hermaphroditi, 4 — 5-meri 

 rarius 3-v. 6-meri, inferiores saepius abortu masculi. Calyx 

 nunc minutus inconspicuus, v. paleaceo-ciliatus pappiformis, 

 nunc campanulatus dentibus tot quot petalis. Petala plus 

 minusve coalita. Stamina numero petalorum aequalia v» 

 dupla. Antherseparv3e,suborblculatae. Legumencompressum, 

 saepius planum, valvulis 2 a margine persistente seceden- 

 tibus et eo latioribus integris v. transverse articulatim divisis 

 dehiscens, intus epuiposum, inter semina subseptatum v. uni- 

 loculare. Semina funiculo filiformi appensa. — Herbse, fru- 

 tices, V. rarius arbores. Folia sensitiva, bipinnata, rarissime 

 nulla V. ad petiolum phyllodineum reducta. Glandula petio' 

 laris nulla nisi in perpaucis speciebus, {Habbasiis Glanduli- 

 feris.) Seta tamen v. tuberculum rarius glanduliforme inter 

 pinnas saepe adest. Fetioli partiales seepissime bistipellati. 

 Flores sessiles, capitati v. spicati, pedunculis axillaribus v. au 

 apices ramorum racemosis v. paniculatis. Stamina corolla 

 saepius plus duplo longiora et in speciebus plerisque rosea v. 

 alba. 



