394 BENTHAM ON MIMOSE^, 



racemis axillaribus terminalibusque simplicibus ramosisve 

 polycephalis, pedunculis fasciculatis, capitulis parvis, floribus 

 plerisque tetrameris. — Brazil, 5e//o, a single specimen, near ikf. 

 micracantha^ but evidently distinct. 



123. M. trinervis (Desf.— DC. Prodr. ii. 430.), glabra, 

 aculeis sparsis, pinnis 3 — 4-jugis, foliolis 4 — 5-jugis ovali- 

 rhombeis mucronulatis basi trinerviis venosis. — Habitat un- 

 known.— I bave not seen the plant, but if a Mimosa, it must 

 belong to this group. 



124. M. paniculata (Benth. in Hook. Journ. Bot. ii. 131.), 

 ramulis petiolis pedunculisque pubescentibus, aculeis parvis 

 retrorsis numerosis, pinnis 5 — 7-jugis, glandulis petiolorum 

 conicis, foliolis 7 — 11-jugis oblique falcato-rhombeis mucro- 

 nulatis supra lucidis hirtellis subtus pubescentibus, panicula 

 terminal! ampla, capitulis parvis, floribus tetrameris. — Fo- 

 liola 4 — 5-lin. longa. — British Guiana, Schomhurgk. 



§ 5. Rubicaules. Frutices sa^pe scandentes v. arbores. 

 Aculei sparsi. Pinnse et foliola plurijuga. Glandulse 

 petiolares nulla?. Capitula globosa, ssepius paniculata. 

 Bracteolae parvae. Legumen planum, glabrum v. pube- 

 scens nee setosum, margine retrorsum aculeato v. nudo, 

 articulis ssepius 6 — 8 subquadratis. 



* JmericancB, 



125. M. obovata (sp. n.), glabra, aculeis in caule petiolis- 

 que paucis validis retrorsis, pinnis 3 — 4-jugis, foliolis 1 — 2- 

 jugis oblique obovalis obtusissimis, panicula terminali ramosa, 

 legumine stipitato lato-lineari glabro nudo. — Foliola ma- 

 jorasesquipollicaria, siccitate fuscescentia, subtus ferruginea. 

 Panicula brevis, ramis paucis. Flores nonnisi marcidos vidi. 

 Legumen 2—3 poll, longum, 6 lin. latum, 5— 8-articulatum. 

 —Brazil, Pohl. 



126. M. Ceratonia (Linn.! Spec. 1508.), glaberrima, re- 

 pens v. scandens, aculeis in caule petiolis pedunculisque 

 parvis retrorsis copiosis, pinnis 3 — 5-jugis, foliolis trijugis 

 oblique obovatis orbiculatisve obtusissimis, racemo terminali 



