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jiigis oblique oblongis subfalcatis obtusis ulrinqiie temiissime 

 puberulis et subtus adpresse pilosis, capitulis ellipticis ferru- 

 gineo-liirsutissimis, bracteolis corolla longioribus, calyce obso- 

 lelo — Pedunculi breves crassi ferrugineo-lanati. Foliohi 

 quam in sequentibus majora. — Brazil, Sello. 



85. M. erinacea (sp. n.), ramulis junioribus ferrugineo- 

 lanatis denium glabratis v. scabro-liirtis, stipulis laiiceoiatis, 

 pinnis petiolo phiries longioribus, foliolis 10 — 15-jugis late et 

 oblique oblongis subfalcatis obtusis utrinque tenuissime pube- 

 rulis, capitulis subglobosis ferrugineo hirsutissimis, bracteolis 

 corollam superanlibus, calyce obsolete v. brevissimo, legumine 

 undique breviter et dense aculeato-liispido valvulis indivisis. 

 — Affinis M. eriocauli, stipidic angustiores, capitula liirsuti- 

 ora, foliola 3 — 4 lin. longa. Leguminis valvulas convexius- 

 culse, inargines lati. Semina 3 — 4, isthmis membranaceis 

 separata.— Brazil, Sello; Morro Vermelho, Lavgsdorff. 



86. M. eriocaulis (sp. n.), ramulis tomentoso-lanatis de- 

 mum scabris, stipulis lato-lanceolatis, pinnis petiolo pluries 

 longioribus, foliolis 15 — 20-jugis oblique oblongis subfalcatis 

 obtusiusculis utrinque pube vix conspicua pallidis subglabris 

 junioribus subtus tenuiter strigiilosis, capitulis ellipticis pube- 

 scentibus, bracteolis corolla subbrevioribus, calyce brevi pale- 

 aceo parce laciniato-cillato. — Slipulae latiusculse fere triangu- 

 lares. Petioli communes subsemipollicarcs. Pinnse 2 — 3- 

 poll. ; foliola rigidula, 4 — 6 lin. longa ; venae obscurae, margo 

 tenuis. Racemi breves oligocepbali. Pedunculi semipolli- 

 cares v. paullo longiores, saepius gemini. Capitula fere 5 lin. 

 longa (staminibus neglectis.) Bracteolac superne appresso- 

 hirtse nee ut in prrecedentibus longe setosa?. Legumen non 

 vidi. — Brazil, Pohl. 



87. M./asciadata (sp. n.), ramulis dense folialis juniori- 

 bus appresse lanatis demum scabro-hirtis, stipulis lato-lanceo- 

 latis, petiolo communi subnullo, foliolis 20 — 30-jugis parvis 

 imbricatis oblongo-linearibus obtusis glabriusculis v. pube 

 subinconspicua pallidis, capitulis subglobosis ferrugineo- 

 liirtis, bracteolis corolla longioribus, calyce minute breviter 

 ciliato, legumine ovato-oblongo acuto undique hirsutissimo 



