366 BENTHAM ON MIMOSE^. 



Species clistinctissima, habitu Ameriis nonnullis affiiiis, setl 

 flores Eionimosarurn. Legumen ignotum. Foliola 1 — 2\ 

 lin. longa, utrinque viridia. — Brazil; Sella. 



25. M. pectinata (Kunth. Mim. 5. t. 2.), arborea, aculeis 

 infrastipiilaribus geminis rectis, ramulis villoso-hispidis, piri- 

 nis petiolo multo loiigioribiis, foliolis 23 — 25-jugis oblique 

 linearibiis acutis biiierviis coriaceis glabris marginatis setu- 

 loso-ciliatis, capitulls globosis, bracteolis corolla brevioribus, 

 calycibus longe ciliatis. — Andes of Quito; llumholdt and 

 Bonpland. 



26. M. polijcxirpa (Kiiiitli. Mim. 8. t. 3.), fruticosa, 

 aculeis infrastipu]aril)us geminis rectis, ramulis pilosis, pinnis 

 petiolo triplo longioribus, foliolis 20 — 22-jugis oblique ob- 

 iongo-liiieuribus acutis supra glabris subtus adpresse pilosi- 

 usculis marginatis setuloso-ciliatis, capitulis globosis, bracte- 

 olis corollam superantibus, calyce parvo, legumine linearl- 

 oblongo piloso-bispido, margiue setoso, — Peru; Ilnmholdt 

 and Bonpland. — 1 have not seen eilber tbis or the preceding 

 species; but as they are evidently very distinct species, I have 

 taken the above characters from Kunth's descriptions. 



27. M. Mansil (Mart.! Herb. Fl. Bras. 130), annua? 

 decumbens, aculeis infrastipularibus sparsisque parvis rectis, 

 caule petiolis pedunculisque strigosis, pinnis petiolo plurjes 

 longioribus, foliolis 20 — 40-jugis oblique linearibus acutius- 

 culis supra glabris margine setulosis subtus adpresse pilosis, 

 capitulis ellipticis parvis, bracteis corolla brevioribus, calyci- 

 bus minimis longe ciliatis pappiformibus, leguminis valvulis 

 levibus, margine strigoso-setoso Cujaba; Martius, v. 221. 



28. M. Xa7ithoc€atra (Mart. 1. c. 131.), from Piauhy, 

 agrees in every respect with the following, except that he 

 describes the leaflets as being only 20—28 pair, and the 

 valves of the pod entirely smooth, which induces me to con- 

 sider it as distinct. 



29. M. loncfiplnna (sp. n.), perennis v. suffruticosa, acu- 

 leis infrastipularibus subsparsisque, ramis virgatis strigosis, 

 pinnis petiolo pluries longioribus, foliolis 30 — 70-jugis line- 

 aribus falcatis acutis marginatis setuloso-ciliatis utrinque ad- 



