312 XL. LEGtJMiNos^. [Acacia. 



PLyllodia obliquely oblong or broadly lanceolate, rarely above 



1 in. long. Flowers 8 to 15 in the head . . i . . . l^Z. A. bu^ifoHa, 

 Phyllodia falcate oblong 6r obliquely ovate, rarely above 1 in, 



long. Flowers 4 to 10 in the head 154. A. lunata. 



Phyllo3ia ovate obovate or broadly oblong, usually uuder 1 in.> or 

 lu Nos. 137 and 158 often 1^ in. long. 

 Racemes short with few heads. Flowers numerous. 



Sepals free or separating, runicle short, clavate .... 155. A. hrachjhotr^a. 

 Calyx short, broad, shortly toothed. Funicle long, folded 



round the seed . .- j 156. A. Waitsiana. 



llacemes much longer than the phyllodia. 



Glaucous and scarcely pubescent. Phyllodia ovate obovate or 



broadly oblong, 1 to 1^ in. long. Flowers numerous . 157. A, ^oddyrwfolia. 

 Softly pubescent. Phyllodia elliptical falcate or broadly and 

 . obliquely oblong, 1^ in. or rather longer. Flowers numerous 158. A. uncifera, 

 Hir'^ute. Phyllodia ovate-ellij)tical recurved obliquely aris- 



tate mostly about 4 in. Flowers 10 to 20 ..... 159. A, vestlta. 

 Glaucous and glabrous. Phyllodia falcate-ovate or cutved- 



obloug, under 1 in. long. Flowers 10 to 20 160. 4. cuUnfomis. 



Glabrous. Phyllodia falcate-obovate or trapezoid, usually 2- 

 nerved and not exceeiling \ in. Flowers 8 to 12 . . • 161. A. pravtssima, 

 Phyllodia ovale, spinescent, 1 to 3 in. long. Stipules spinesceut. 



Racemes exceeding the leaves. Flowcrs'numcrous .... 162. A.j^ynfolia. 

 Phyllodia iticurved-falcate, ovate lanceolate or linear, coriaceous 

 with thick margins. FlowerS 4-meroi1s, 2 to 4 oi* rarely 6 in 

 the head. Racemes rarely exceeding the leaves 163. A. myrtifolia^ 



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Series VIT. TlMTuierv^s.— Phyllodia verilcaUy JIaUened, obtuse or with an inno- 

 cuous or recurved jjoinl (rarely 'pungent when the phyiiodium is broad), with 2 or more 

 longitudinal nerves. Flowers in globular heads on axillary peduncles^ either solitary or 

 clustered or shortly racemose, 



A. Arxti^.t^,— Stipules spinescejiL Phyllodia falcate, subulate-acuminate or almost 



pungent, 



Phyllodia | to IJ in. long, 2.nerved, the upper margin entire, . 



nerve-like, with a prominent angle 164. A . scalpeUiformts. 



Phyllodia 1^ to 3 in. or longer, 2- to 4-nervcd, the upper margin 



much-curved, undulate, creuulate \Q^. A. urophylia. 



B. Triangulares.— 5'^//)«/^j setaceous or minute, not spinescent Phyllodia small 

 (under \ in, long), broadly falcate-ovate or triangular with small points often pungent. 



Phyllodia triangular. Pod narrow, curved or twisted, glabrous. 

 Branches usually spinescent. Phyllodia rather distant. Flowers 



20 to a in the head IGQ. A. sublanafa. 



Branched elongated, rather rigid. Phyllodia numerous. Flowers 



10 to 15 in the heaJ , ? . . 167. ^- amblyyona, 



Phyllodia ovate-falcate. Pod flat, glandular-hispid. ' . , 



Flowers not | line long. Calyx much shorter than the corolla . 168. A. deltoidea. 



Flowers above 1 line long. Calyx nearly as long as the corolla. 169. A. stipuiosa. 



(95, A. decipiens and some allied 1-ncrved species, have occasionally 1 or 2 secondary 

 nerves, but fainter and shorter than the principal one.) 



C. Brevifolise.— P%//t?^/za under \ in, long, obovate ovate or broadly oblong, very 

 obtuse, often undulate, Stipules inconspicuous. 



Phyllodia under ^ in. or veiy rarely i in. long. Petals smooth. ^ ^ , ,,_ 



Phyllodia faintly 2-nerved, very oblique VlQ. A. loxopkym^ 



Phyllodia faintly several-nerved, obtuse but with an incurved ^ ... ^^ 



hair-likeT>oint ... ' . 171. A. setuhfera. 



