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palpitans (Humb. et Bonpl.), because Kunth says he knows 

 not how to distinguish it from M. somnians. 



138. M. quadrijuga (Salzmann, MS.), sufFruticosa? gla- 

 berrima, v. pilis glanduliferis hinc inde conspersa, aculeis 

 sparsis, stipulis lanceolato-setaceis, pinnis 2 — 4-jugis, folioHs 

 multijugis linearibus obtusis, bracteis parvis, legumine longe 

 stipitato multiarticulato glabro. — Brazil, Sello; Bahia, Salz- 

 mann. — This again is near the preceding ones, but much 

 more slender, and the pod, as well as the rest of the plant, 

 almost entirely smooth. 



139. M. bijvga (sp. n.), herbacea, subinermis, glabra v. 

 pilis brevibus patentibus paucisque glanduliferis conspersa et 

 hinc inde minutissime aculeolata, stipulis ovato-lanceolatis 

 acuminatis, pinnis bijugis, foliolis multijugis linearibus obtu- 

 sis, capitulis ovato-globosis, bracteolis Jato-ovatis corollas 

 aequantibus. — Foliola quam in praecedentibus paullo majora 

 (2 — 4 lin. longa) et habitus rigidior. — Piauhy, Gardner, n. 

 2133. 



** Inermes. 



140. M. leptocaulis (sp. n.), herbacea v. suffruticosa? 

 glaberrima v. pilis glanduliferis strigisque raris, stipulis lan- 

 ceolatis setaceo-acuniinatis, pinnis 1 — 2-jugis, foliolis multi- 

 jugis linearibus obtusis, pedunculis glabris filiformibus, brac- 

 teolis corolla glabra multo brevioribus. — Ramuli gracillimi. 

 PetioU communes I — 1^-pollicares, filiformes. Pinnae polli- 

 cares. Foliola vix 2 lin. longa. — Brazil, Pohl. 



141. M. trijiiga (sp. n.), herbacea v. sufFruticosa, glaber- 

 rima V. pilis glanduliferis strigisve conspersa, stipuhs lanceo- 

 latis setaceo-acuminatis, pinnis 3-rarius 4-jugis, foliolis mul- 

 tijugis linearibus obtusis, pedunculis glabris filiformibus, 

 bracteolis corolla glabra multo brevioribus. — M. leptocaidi 

 affinis, sed omnibus partibus major et pinnae constanler nu- 

 merosiores. — Brazil, Pohl. 



142. M. viscida (Willd. Enum. Hort. Berol. 1048?) fru- 

 ticosa?, ramulis petiolisque glanduloso-viscosis, stipulis lan- 

 ceolatis, pinnis 3— 4-jugis, foliolis multijugis, pedunculis 

 glabris filiformibus linearibus obtusis glabris, bracteolis 



