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bro, niargine aculeato v. nudo. — M. octandra et M. mutabilis, 

 Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 564. — A very variable species, common in 

 East India, from whence it is sent in almost all collections, 

 (Wallich. Cat. n. 5289), assuming very different forms, but 

 all probably belonging to one species. 



131. M. hamnta (Willd. Spec. iv. 1033.), fruticosa, acaleis 

 in caule petiolisque validis sparsis, ramulis foliis pedunculis- 

 que cano-puberulis, pinnis 3 — 4-jugis, foliolis 6 — 10-jugis 

 oblique oblongis v. oblongo-linearibus parvis, pedunculis 

 plerisque axillaribus, floribus tetrameris, calyce corolla pluries 

 breviore, legumine stipitato lato-lineari falcato pubescente, 

 margine aculeato. — East Indian- Peninsula, Heyne, Uussel, 

 Wight. (Wallich. Cat. n. 5290.) Very near M. rubicaulisy 

 and only differs from the prickly fruited forms of that spe- 

 cies by its smaller leaves, and more copious canescent down 

 on the foliage, and especially on the pods. 



132. M. latispinosa (Lam. Diet. i. 22.), fruticosa, subscan- 

 dens, aculeis in ramulis raris in petiolis crebrioribus basi 

 saepe latissimis, ramulis petiolis paniculisque tomentoso-pube- 

 scentibus, pinnis 10 — 25-jugis, foliolis 10 — 20-jugis oblique 

 oblongis obtusissimis utrinque adpresse puberulis, panicula 

 anipla polycephala, capitulis parvis, calyce corolla dimidio 

 breviore, legumine stipitato lalo-lineari subfalcato puberulo, 

 margine aculeolato v. nudo. — M. Mascarensis, Spr. Syst. ii. 

 '207? — Madagascar^ Bojer; Mauritius, I'e^air, (Wallich. Cat. 

 n. 5291.) 



133? M. Emirnensis (sp. n.), fruticosa? inermis? ramulis 

 petiolis paniculaque minute tomentoso-puberulis, pinnis 

 6— 10-jugis, foliolis 5 — 8-jugis oblique oblongis obtusiusculis 

 utrinque adpresse puberulis, panicula raniosa polycephala, 

 legumine sessili lato-lineari puberulo inermi. Folia fere M. 

 rubicaulis, caetera M. latispinosce, ab utraque differt legumine 

 sessili.— Prov. Emirna in Madagascar, Bojer. — I have only 

 seen a single specimen, with pods not quite ripe. 



§ 6, Somniantcs. Fruiices v. heibse, aculeatae v. inermes. 

 Pinnae plurijugte. Setae inter pinnas breves stipuliformes. 



