Mimosa. polyandria monogynia. 543 



MIMOSA. Sckreb. gen. n. 1595. 

 Gen. Char. Aggregate. Ca/yx five -toothed. Corollets 

 one, diadelphous legume. I call them corollets because 

 inclined to consider the whole as one aggregate flower. 



SECT. I. ^inarmed Spikes globular. 



1. M. Kceringa. R. 



Leaves conjugate-pinnate; leaflets three pair, short, 

 petiolate, lanceolate, when young highly coloured. Pa- 

 nicles axillary, and lateral. Legumes many-jointed, spi- 

 ral ; seed enveloped in an edible fleshy arill. 



A large unarmed tree, a native of the peninsula of 

 Malacca, where it is called Koeringa by the Malays. 

 The legumes are very large and spiral, like a cork screw; 

 the joints are nearly circular, compressed, and often two 

 inches in diameter; each containing a single seed, as large 

 as a common garden bean, covered with a considerable 

 quantity of edible fleshy pulp. 



2. M. Xylocarpa. R. Corom. pi. 1. N. 100. 



Leaves conjugate pinnate ; leaflets from two to four pair, 

 with a single one on each side below the pairs. Stipules 

 lanceolate. Spikes axillary, round, long-peduncled; 

 corollets deciduous. Legumes falcate, ligneous, many- 

 seeded. 



Acacia xylocarpa. Willd. 4. p. 1055. 



Teling. Konda-tangeroo. 



It is called Pingadoo in Pegu, where it is used for knees, 

 crooked timbers, &c. in ship building. 



A large stately timber tree ; a native of various parts 

 of India. It blossoms during the hot season, at which 

 period it is nearly destitute of foliage. The timber is 

 remarkably strong and durable. 



