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valvulis indivisis. — Rami virgali. Folia fiisciciilata, pinnis 

 pollicaribus, foliolis I — IL-lin. loiigis rigidulis trinerviis. 

 Pedmiciili breves, rigidi. Capituhi parva. Legumina 4 liiJ. 

 longa, 2 liii. lata. 



§ 9. ISIyriophyUcB. Fnitices suffruticesve, iiiermes. Piimte 

 muUijnga^. Foliola parva, multijuga. Capitula racemosa. 

 Legumen breve, valvulis indivisis. 



88. M. myi-iophylla (Bongard MS.), ramis petiolis pe- 

 dunculisque strigoso-villosis, pinnis 12 — 30-jugis, foliolis 

 30— 60-jiigis minimis canescentibus demum glabralis, capi- 

 tulis subglobosis in racemo longo terminali nudo subsessili- 

 biis, bracteolis flora brevioribus, cah'ce paleaceo 4-partito, 

 legutnine undiqiie strigoso-setoso. — Folia iis i1/. microcephaUe 

 et CaUiandrarum micropfiyllanim, simiilima. — Brazil, Sella, 

 Larigsdorff. 



89. M. micrupteris (sp. n.), ramis petiolis pediinculisque 

 strigis brevibus appressis scabris, pinnis 10 — 12-jugis, foliolis 

 15 — 20-JLigis minimis glabris nitidis, capitulis globosis pedun- 

 culatis breviter racemosis, bracteolis corolla subdimidio bre- 

 vioribus, calyce parvo longe ciliato pappiformi, legumine 

 undique strigoso. — Brazil, Sella. 



§ 10. Obsdigosce. Fruticuli inermes v. sparse aculeati, strigis 

 rigidis in ramis pedunculisque arete deorsum appressis in 

 petiolis sursum appressis plus minusve hirti. Pinngp uni- 

 jugce. Foliola parva, multijuga. Pedunculi axillares, 

 breves, rarins subracemosi. Capitula globosa. Legumi- 

 nis valvuljE articulatae. Species omnes Brasilise meridion- 

 alis incolae. 



The species of this group may be readily known in the 

 whole genus by the remarkable reflexed strigaj of the 

 branches and peduncles. 



90. M. parvipinna (sp. n.), inermis, stipulis setaceis, 

 peiiolo subnuUo, foliolis 19— 30-jugis minimis imbricatis 

 linearibus subacutis coriaceis glabris serrulato-ciliatis, pedun- 

 cuhs capitulo globose brevioribus axillaribus subraceiuosisve 



