408 BENTHAM ON MIMOSE^E. 



foliisque tenuiter gland uloso-tomentellis, stipulls brevibus 

 ovatis acutis, pinnis 3 — 4-jugis, foliolis 6 — 12-jugis parvis 

 oblongis obtusis crassiusculis, pedunculis folio longioribus, 

 bracteolis corolla brevioribus, legumine lineari-falcato obtuso 

 inermi vindique breviter echinato-scabro. — M. cruentdo affi- 

 nis. — Brazil, Sc//c». 



174. M. hracteolaris (sp. n.), iriermis, ramulis pedunculis 

 foliisque junioribus pube molli canescentibus, stipulis lanceo- 

 lato-subulatis, pinnis 1 — 2-jugis, foliolis 3 — 5-jugis oblique 

 oblongis obtusiusculis, pedunculis folio sublongioribus, brac- 

 teolis subulaiis corolla subduplo longioribus. — Habitus M, 

 cruentcE, pube et bracteolis distincta. — Brazil, Sella. 



§ 4. Acanthocarpce. Frutices ramosissimi, ramulis ssepius 

 tortuosis, glabri pubescentes v. villosi, nee setosi, inernies 

 V. saepius aculeis infrastipularibus sparsisve armati. Sli- 

 pulae et stipellse parvse, setacese. Pinnae pauci-rarius multi- 

 jugae, Pedunculi axiliares. Capitula globosa v. rarius 

 cylindraceo-spiceeformia. Flores tetrameri v. saepius pen- 

 tameri. Calyx obtuse dentatus nee ciliatus. Legumen 

 planum saepius falcatum, glabrum v. pubescens, margine 

 nudo V. (ut in Uiibicaulibus) uncinato-aculeato, nee setoso. 



175. M. Bahamensis (sp. n.), aculeis sparsis recurvis raris, 

 ramis petiolis pedunculisque dense ferrugineo-tomentosis, 

 pinnis 2 — 4-jugis, foliolis 3 — 6-jugis obovato-oblongis ellip- 

 ticisve glabris v. pube minuta conspersis, capitulis globosis, 

 flonbus tetrameris, calycibus dimidium corollae sequanlibus. 

 — Species pube ferruginea insignis. Foliola 1 — l|-lin. lon- 

 ga. — Bahamas, Herb. Hooker. 



176. M. mollis (sp. n.), inermis v. aculeis minutis infra- 

 stipularibus, molliter rufo-viilosa, pinnis 4 — 5-jugis, foliolis 

 6 — 10-jugis oblongis acutiusculis utrinque villosis, capitulis 

 globosis, bracteolis corolla brevioribus, floribus pentameris, 



calyce corolla pluries brevior Mexico, (Acatlan), Andrietix, 



n. 400. 



177. M, Quilensis (sp. n.), minute puberula, aculeis 

 sparsis rectis incurvisque, pinnis 6— 12-jugis, foliolis 12—20- 



