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LEGU.MINOS/E. CCXXXIII. ACACIA. 



Elongated-leaved Acacia. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1817. Sh. 

 6 to 10 feet. 



37 A. VERNICI'FLUA (Cunning, in Field's new south wales, 

 p. 311.) plwllodia linear-lanceolate, 2-nerved, falcate, attenuated 

 at the base ; heads of flowers globose, axillary, twin ; young 

 branches viscid. Jj . G. Native of New Holland, on rocky 

 hills near Cox's River, &c. 



Garnish-flowing Acacia. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1817. Sh. 

 4 to 6 feet. 



38 A. CALAMIFOLIA (Sweet, in Colv. cat. ed. 2. and hot. reg. 

 839.) stipulas almost wanting ; phyllodia filiform, compres- 

 sed, spreading, ending in an incurved mucrone at the apex, 

 glabrous as well as the branches ; peduncles solitary, much 

 shorter than the phyllodia. Tj . G. Native of New Holland, 

 in the interior of the country. A. uncinata, Lodd. bot. cab. 

 t. 909. Sieb. pi. exsic. no. 522. The legume is said to be ar- 

 ticulated, arched, and compressed. 



Reed-leaved Acacia. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1 823. Sh. 3 to 4 ft. 



39 A. QUADRILATERALS (D. C. prod. 2. p. 45 1 .) stipulas 

 almost wanting ; phyllodia filiform, tetragonal, straight, end- 

 ing in a straight mucrone, without any gland on the side, 

 glabrous as well as the branches, and with a slight nerve on 

 both the lower and upper side ; heads of flowers sometimes 

 solitary and sometimes racemose. Ij G. Native of New Hol- 

 land. A. calamifolia, Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 4:4-2. A. 

 &rida, Cunningh. mss. This appears to be an intermediate 

 species between the first division of the genus Capitate, and the 

 second division Capitato-racembscs. Very like A. calamifolia. 



Four-sitled-leaved Acacia. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1820. Sh. 

 3 to 4 feet. 



40 A. CUNNINGHA'MI ; leaves linear, falcate, mucronate, 

 2-3-nerved, scattered, twice the length of the peduncles ; heads 

 of flowers axillary, solitary ; legume very narrow, elongated. 



tj . G. Native of New Holland, at Spring-wood. A. taxifolia, 

 Cunning, in Field's new south wales, p. 344. Lodd. bot. cab. 

 1225. but not of Willd. 



Cunningham's Acacia. Fl. Apr. Ju. Clt. 1823. Sh. 10 to 12 ft. 



41 A. UNDUIWEFOLIA (Cunning, mss. Loud, hort.brit. p. 407.) 

 stipulas almost wanting ; phyllodia obliquely ovate, undulated, 

 and marginated, 1-nerved, glabrous, ending in a hooked or 

 twisted point, bearing an obsolete gland on die upper margin at 

 the base ; branches terete, hairy ; heads of flowers axillary, so- 

 litary ; peduncles beset with adpressed pili, longer than the 

 phyllodia. Ij . G. Native of New South Wales. Lodd. bot. 

 cab. 1544. Phyllodia en inch long. The heads of flowers 

 being so numerous, appear like a raceme at the tops of the 

 branches. 



Waved-leaved Acacia. Fl. Apr. Ju. Clt. 1824. Sh. 3 to 4 ft. 



42 A. CV'CLOPS (Cunning, mss. Loud. hort. brit. 407.) stipulas 

 almost wanting ; phyllodia oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, ending in 

 an oblique callous mucrone, but attenuated at the base, 3-7- 

 nerved, having one gland in front on the upper margin ; heads 

 of flowers solitary, axillary, few ; peduncles shorter than the 

 phyllodia. Tj . G. Native of New Holland, on the south-west 

 coast. 



Circle-eye- seeded Acacia. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1824. Sh. 

 4 to 6 feet. 



43 A. BRl'NioiDES (Cunning, mss.) phyllodia disposed in some- 

 thing like whorles, they are crowded and very short, compressed, 

 subulate, and mucronate ; branches rather hairy ; heads of flowers 

 solitary ; peduncles twice the length of the phyllodia. Jj . G. 

 Native of New South Wales. Phyllodia 2 lines long. 



Brunia-like Acacia. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



44 A. GRAVE OLENS (Cunning. mss.Loud. hort. brit. 407. Lodd. 

 bot. cab. 1460.) stipulas almost wanting ; phyllodia lanceolate, 

 tapering at both ends, shining, 2-nerved, furnished with a gland 



on the upper margin at the base, and are, as well as the young 

 branches, clammy ; heads of flowers usually twin, axillary ; pe- 

 duncles much shorter than the phyllodia ; branches erect. 1j . G. 

 Native of New South Wales. Heads of flowers somewhat 

 secund. 



Strong-scented Acacia. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1820. Shrub 

 6 to 10 feet. 



45 A. RUNCIFORMIS (Cuiuiingh. mss.) young branches slightly 

 pubescent ; phyllodia rather clammy, linear-lanceolate, somewhat 

 falcate, ending in a stiff hooked mucrone, having one longitu- 

 dinal nerve, which is parallel to the superior margin, and con- 

 tiguous to it ; heads of flowers axillary, usually twin, on short 

 peduncles. >j . G. Native of New South Wales. Phyllodia 

 half an inch long, bearing one gland on the upper margin at the 

 base. Very like A. ornithophora of Sweet. 



Hedge-bill-formed-leaved Acacia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



2. Capitato-racembsce. Flowers collected into globose heads, 

 the heads disposed in racemes along the axillary peduncles. 

 Slipulas of all nearly obsolete, or when present they are un- 

 armed. 



46 A. FALCA'TA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1053.) phyllodia oblong, 

 falcate, tapering much at the base, acute, 1-nerved, and feather- 

 veined, glandless ; the longitudinal nerve parallel to the upper 

 margin, and contiguous to it ; heads of flowers racemose, rarely 

 solitary. Tj . G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. 

 Wendl. diss. no. 11. t. 14. A. obliqua, Desv. journ. bot. 1814. 

 p. 67. Mimosa falcata, Pers. ench. 2. p. 261. Calyx 5-parted. 

 There are two varieties of this species ; one with very acute 

 leaves, and the heads of flowers in racemes, and another with 

 bluntish leaves, and the heads of flowers usually solitary. 



Falcate-leaved Acacia. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1790. Shrub 

 4 to 8 feet. 



47 A. FALCIFORMTS (D. C. prod. 2. p. 452.) phyllodia oblong, 

 falcate, much attenuated at the base, but bluntish at the apex, 

 with a longitudinal nerve in the middle, as well as being finely 

 feather-nerved, bearing one gland in front on the upper margin. 

 Tj . G. Native of New Holland. Sieb. pi, exsic. nov. holl. no. 

 616. Phyllodia 5-6 inches long, and 8-9 lines broad. Heads of 

 flowers racemose. Legume stipitate, flat, rather glaucous, 2 

 inches long, and 8-10 lines broad. 



Falciform-leaved Acacia. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1818. Shrub 

 4 to 8 feet. 



48 A. SPIRO'LOBUS (Labill. cal. p. 69. t. 69.) unarmed ; phyl- 

 lodia lanceolate, falcate, obtuse, 3-nerved, tapering to both ends ; 

 heads of flowers twin, in racemes ; legumes cochleately-orbicular. 

 T? . G. Native of New Caledonia. Racemes shorter than the 

 phyllodia. 



Spire-podded Acacia. Shrub 8 feet. 



49 A. PENNINE'RVIS (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 458.) plnl- 

 lodia oblong, acuminated at both ends, straight, with one longi- 

 tudinal nerve in the middle, having feathered veins running from 

 it, and furnished with one gland in front at the base. \ . G. 

 Native of New Holland. A. impressa, Cunningh. mss. Lincll. 

 bot. reg. 1115. Lodd. bot. cab. 1319. Hook. bot. mag. 2754. 

 Phyllodia 2-3 inches long, and 5-6 lines broad, pale. The 

 feathered veins rise from the base of the phyllodia, both in this 

 and the preceding species, growing obliquely from the gland. 

 Heads of flowers about the size of a pea, racemose. 



Featlier-nerred-\eaved Acacia. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1824. 

 Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



50 A. PE'NDULA (Cunningh. mss. Loud. hort. brit. 490.) 

 aspect greyish ; phyllodia linear-lanceolate, rather arcuate, at- 

 tenuated at both ends, ending in a somewhat hooked mucrone, 

 having one gland in front at the base, and 2-3 longitudinal nerves ; 

 heads of flowers racemose ; branches slender, pendulous, fj . G. i 



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