LEGUMINOS^E. CCXXI. ZOLLERNIA. CCXXII. ENTADA. CCXXIII. MIMOSA. 



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nately inflexed. Unarmed trees or shrubs, with simple stipulate 

 leaves, and axillary or terminal, many-flowered racemes, bibrac- 

 teolate pedicels and yellow flowers. 



1 Z. SPLE'NDENS (Max. et Nees. 

 1. C. p. 1 5. t. C.) stipulas nearly or- 

 bicular ; leaves ovate-oblong, gla- 

 brous. Jj . S. Native of Brazil. 

 Flowers large, yellow. 



Splendid Zollernia. Shrub 10 

 to 15 feet. 



2 Z. FALCA'TA (Max. et Nees. 

 1. c. p. 16. t. D.) stipulas falcate ; 

 leaves oblong, acute at the base, 

 attenuated at the apex and blunt- 

 ish, glabrous. Tj . S. Native of 

 Brazil, on the banks of the river 

 Paraiba. Krameriaglabra, Spreng. 

 neue entd. 2. p. 157. Flowers 

 yellow, smaller than those of the 

 first species, (f. 52.) 



Falcate- st\pu\ci\ Zollernia. Tree 20 feet. 



Cult. See Swdrtzia for culture and propagation, p. 380. 



DIVISION II. RECTE'MBRI*: (from rectus, straight, and embryo, 

 an embryo ; in reference to the radicle and cotyledons being 

 straight). Radicle and cotyledons straight, (f. 21. i. k. Im.) 



Suborder III. or Tribe VIII. 



MIMO'SEJ^ (plants agreeing with Mimosa in important cha- 

 racters). Embryo straight (f. 21. m.), sometimes with the ra- 

 dicle bending a little to the cotyledons. Flowers regular (f. 53. 

 a.), usually polygamous (f. 53. 6.), rarely all hermaphrodite 

 (f. 54. 6.). Sepals 4-5, valvate in aestivation, usually connected 

 together at the base, the calyx is therefore 4-5-toothed (f. 54. a.). 

 Petals 4-5, equal (f. 53. a.), also valvate in aestivation, usually 

 hypogynous, rarely inserted in the bottom of the calyx, some- 

 times more or less connected together into a monopetalous co- 

 rolla. Stamens inserted with the petals, free (f. 53. b. f. 54. ft.), 

 or monadelphous, equal in number to the petals or multiple that 

 number (f. 53. &.). Embryo straight (f. 21. in.), with a hardly 

 evident plumule. Umbilical funicle usually twisted. Leaves 

 abruptly pinnate or abruptly bipinnate. Cotyledons in all, ex- 

 cept Entada, and perhaps some species of I'nga, foliaceous and 

 exserted. 



CCXXII. ENTA'DA (the Malabar name of one of the spe- 

 cies). Adans. fam. 2. p. 318. Rich. herb. D. C. mem. legum. 

 xii. prod. 2. p. 424. Gigalobium, P. Browne, jam. 362. 



LIN. SYST. Polygam'nz, Monofcia. Flowers polygamous. 

 Petals 5, distinct. Stamens 10-25. Anthers glandular at the 

 apex. Legume compressed, evidently articulated ; the valves 

 usually separating into 2 membranes at maturity. Joints of 

 legume 1-seeded, with the ribs permanent. Seeds thick. Co- 

 tyledons fleshy, remaining unchanged and inclosed within the 

 spermaderm in germination. Shrubs with climbing, unarmed 

 stems, bipinnate or conjugately bipinnate leaves, usually with the 

 rachis terminating in a tendril. Flowers white, innumerable, with 

 many abortions, disposed in dense spikes. Legume glabrous, 

 unarmed, very large. 



1 E. GIGALOBIUM (D. C. legum. mem. xii. prod. 2. p. 424.) 

 leaves bipinnate, ending in a tendril, with 1-2 pairs of pinnae, 

 and 2-4 pairs of oblong, emarginate, glabrous leaflets ; spikes 

 of flowers axillary; stamens 20-25. fj . w . S. Native of the 

 West Indies, climbing over trees and forming arbours. Mimosa 

 scandens, Swartz, obs. 389. Lun. hort. jam. 1. p. 137. M. 

 scandens Americana, Lin. and most other authors. Legume 



6-8 feet long, coriaceous, with the sutures very thick. Seeds 

 nearly orbicular, 2 inches in diameter. The shrub is called Cacoon 

 in the West Indies. 



Giant-podded Entada. Clt. 1819. Shrub cl. 



2 E. PURS/E'THA (D. C. legum. mem. xii. prod. 2. p. 425.) 

 leaves bipinnate, ending in a tendril, with 1-2 pairs of pinnae and 

 2-4 pairs of ovate, emarginate, glabrous leaflets on each pinna ; 

 spikes of flowers axillary ; stamens 10. fj . w . S. Native of 

 the Moluccas on the sea-shore, Malabar, and the Mauritius. 

 Rheed. mal. 8. t. 32, 33, 34. Rumph. amb. 5. t. 4. Pursae'tha, 

 Lin. fl. zeyl. 644. Burm. ind. 222. Mimosa scandens, Roxb. 

 hort. beng. p. 40. M. scandens I'ndica of authors. Legume 

 like that of E. gigalbbium. This species is classed among the 

 emetics in Java. 



Purseetha Entada. Clt. 1780. Shrub cl. 



3 E. MONOSTA'CHYA (D. C. legum. mem. xii. prod. 2. p. 425.) 

 leaves bipinnate, terminated by a tendril, having 1 or 2 pairs of pin- 

 nae, and with 4 or 5 pairs of oblong-obovate, emarginate, glabrous 

 leaflets on each pinna; spikes of flowers solitary. J; . w . S. 

 Native of Malabar. E. Rheedii, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 325. 

 Spikes elongated, simple, and axillary, according to Rhcede's 

 figure. Flowers decandrous. Entada, Rheed. mal. 9. t. 77. 

 Mimosa Entada, Willd. spec. 4. p. 1041. Legume unknown. 



One-spiked Entada. Clt. 1800. Shrub cl. 



4 E. TOLYSTA'CHYA (D. C. legum. mem. xii. t. 61 and 62. 

 prod. 2. p. 425.) leaves bipinnate, at length ending in a tendril, 

 with 2-3 pairs of pinnae, and with 7 pairs of oval, emarginate, 

 glabrous leaflets on each pinna ; spikes of flowers numerous, in 

 fascicles. T; . w . S. Native of Guiana, Martinico, and Gua- 

 daloupe. Mimosa polystachya, Lin. spec. 520. Jacq. amer. 

 p. 265. t. 183. f. 93. M. bipinnata, Aubl. guian. 2. p. 946. E. 

 Parrana, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 325. Legume a foot long, com- 

 pressed, membranous. Seeds oval, 6 lines long. Flowers ape- 

 talous, ex Jacq. but 5-petalled in the specimen. The plant 

 climbs up trees, and often destroys them. 



Many-spiked Entada. Clt. 1816. Shrub cl. 



5 E. CHILIA'NTHA (D. c. 1. c.) leaves bipinnate, with 3-4 pairs 

 of pinnae, and 7-8 pairs of linear, oblong leaflets on each pinna, 

 which are pubescent beneath ; spikes twin, terminal on the 

 branches. 1? . w . S. Native of Guiana, in humid places. 

 Mimosa chiliantha, Meyer, prim, esseq. 163. Plum. ed. Burm. 

 t. 12. Flowers decandrous. 



Lip-flowered Entada. Shrub cl. 



6 E.? ADENANTHE'RA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves with 2 pairs of pinnae ; 

 leaflets ovate, oblique, glabrous ; tendrils terminal. Tj . < _ // . S. 

 Native of the Island of Mallicocco. Adenanthera scandens, 

 Forst. prod. no. 117. This plant, from its habit, is related to 

 the present genus. 



Adenanthera-V&e Entada. Shrub cl. 



Cult. See shrubby species of Mimosa for culture and pro- 

 pagation, p. 387. 



CCXXIII. MIMO'SA (from fiipoQ, mimos, a mimic ; the 

 leaves of many of the species, particularly in sensitive plants, 

 mimic animal sensibility). Adans. fam. 2. p. 319. Gaertn. 

 fruct. 2. p. 344. Willd. spec. 4. p. 1028. D. C. prod. 2. p. 

 425. Mimosa species of Lin. 



LIN. SYST. Polygtlmia, Monaecia. Flowers polygamous. 

 Petals 4-5, connected together into a 4-5-cleft, funnel-shaped 

 corolla. Stamens inserted in the base of the corolla, or in the 

 stipe of the ovary, equal in number to the lobes of the corolla, 

 or double or triple that number, particularly from 4 to 15 in 

 number. Legume compressed, flat, 1 or many-jointed ; joints 

 1-seeded; ribs permanent. Stipulas petiolar. Leaves bipinnate, 

 with 1 or more pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 2 or many 

 pairs of leaflets. Flowers rose-coloured or white, disposed in 





