LEGUMINOS^l. CCXXXIII. ACACIA. 



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china, on the mountains. Mimosa stellata, Lour. coch. p. 651. 

 Mimosa ternata, Pers. ench. 2. p. 261. 



Yew-leaved Acacia. Clt. 1825. Shrub 8 feet. 



82 A. OXYCE'DRUS (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 457.) stipu- 

 las spinose ; phyllodia scattered or somewhat verticillate, lanceo- 

 late-linear, ending in a pungent point, 3-nerved, glabrous, with 

 nerve-formed glandless margins ; spikes axillary, solitary, elon- 

 gated ; flowers 4-cleft. fj . G. Native of New South Wales. 

 Sweet, fl. austr. 6. Hook. bot. mag. 2928. A. pugioniformis, 

 Cunning, mss. A. taxifolia, Lodd. bot. cab. 1225. Branches 

 and rachis of spikes clothed with velvety villi. 



Sharp-cedar Acacia. Fl. Ap. Ju. Clt. 1823. Sh. 6 to 10 ft. 



83 A. VERTICILLA'TA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1049.) phyllodia 

 linear, ending in a pungent mucrone, disposed somewhat verti- 

 cillately ; spikes axillary, solitary, oblong ; flowers 5-cleft ; 

 young legumes pubescent. Jj G. Native of New Holland, on 

 the south coast, and of Van Diemen's Land. Phyllodia probably 

 tern, the middle one the proper phyllodium, and the lateral ones 

 are probably dilated stipulas, assuming the form of phyllodia. 



Var. a, glabra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 453.) branches and pedun- 

 cles glabrous ; phyllodia linear, subulate ; legumes very narrow. 



Far. j3, angusta (D. C. 1. c.) branches and peduncles velvety ; 

 phyllodia linear-subulate ; legumes very narrow. Mimosa ver- 

 ticillata, Lher. sert. angl. 30. Curt. bot. mag. 110. Vent. malm, 

 t. 63. 



Var. y, latifblia (D. C. 1. c. p. 454.) branches and peduncles 

 velvety ; phyllodia oblong-obovate or oblong-lanceolate ; legumes 

 broadish. Mimosa ulicifolia, Salisb. prod. 324. Mimosa verti- 

 cillata, Wendl. coll. 1. t. 30. 



Whorled-]eave& Acacia. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1780. Shrub 

 6 to 10 feet. 



84 A. RUSCIFO'LIA (Cunningh. mss.) phyllodia lanceolate, end- 

 ing in a pungent mucrone, somewhat verticillately disposed; 

 spikes axillary, solitary, cylindrical ; branches stiff, deflexedly- 

 divaricate. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. Nearly allied to 

 A. verticillata, but differs in the more rigid dwarf habit. 



Butcher' s-broom-leaved Acacia. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1824. 

 Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



85 A. LINEA'RIS (Sims, bot. mag. t. 2156,) phyllodia narrow- 

 linear, very long, 1-nerved, and quite entire ; spikes axillary, 

 numerous, usually branched ; calyx sinuately 4-toothed. Tj . S. 

 Native of New Holland. Legume narrow-linear, attenuated at 

 both ends, when young pubescent. Petals 4, distinct. 



Far. f3, longissima (Wendl. diss. no. 31. t. 11.) phyllodia 

 longer, and more spreading, but not erect. Jj . G. Native of 

 New Holland. Ker. bot. reg. 680. A. linearis, Lodd. bot. cab. 

 595. is a plant intermediate between the species and the variety. 



Linear-\ea.ved Acacia. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1819. Shrub 

 3 to 6 feet. 



86 A. MUCRONA'TA (Willd. enum. suppl. 68.) phyllodia linear- 

 spatulate, 1 -3-nerved, rounded and mucronate at the apex; 

 spikes axillary, solitary or twin, simple ; calyx sinuately 4-tooth- 

 ed. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. Wendl. diss. no. 32. 

 t. 12. Sims, bot. mag. 2747. Petals 4, joined at the base. Ovary 

 clothed with white tomentum. 



Mucronate-leaved Acacia. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1818. Sh. 

 3 to 6 feet. 



87 A. FLORIBU'NDA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1051.) phyllodia linear- 

 lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, quite entire, with 3-5 fine 

 nerves ; spikes axillary, solitary, simple ; calyx sinuately 4- 

 toothed. J? . G. Native of New Holland, on the east coast. 

 Mimbsa floribunda, Vent, choix. t. 13. A. longifolia, Sieb. pi. 

 exsic. nov. holl. no. 440. Petals 4, joined at the base, reflexed 

 at the apex. Ovary rather silky. 



Bundle-flowered Acacia. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1796. Shrub 

 6 to 1 feet. 



88 A. HOMOMA'LLA (Wendl. diss. no. 34. t. 13.) phyllodia 

 linear-lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, falcate, 3-nerved, 

 white on both surfaces, but pubescent at the base ; spikes twin, 

 but solitary on the peduncles, axillary ; calyx 5-toothed. f? . G. 

 Native of New Holland. Petals 5, joined at the base. 



Equal-rvoolled Acacia. Fl. Ap. Ju. Clt. 1822. Sh. 6 to 8ft. 



89 A. HOLOSERI'CEA (Cunningh. mss.) aspect silky-white ; 

 phyllodia oblong-lanceolate, obliquely-cuneated at the base, 

 ending in a soft mucrone at the apex, 3-nerved, and furnished 

 with one gland on the upper margin , spikes axillary, usually 

 twin. Tj . S. Native of New Holland within the tropic. A. 

 heteromalla, Sweet. A. leucophylla, Sweet. Phyllodia 6 inches 

 long, and 1 inch broad. 



Whole-silky Acacia. Fl.May.July. Clt.1818. Tr.lOto20ft. 



90 A. LONGIFOLIA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1052.) phyllodia lan- 

 ceolate, attenuated at both ends, 2-3-nerved at the base, and 

 quite entire, the rest many nerved ; spikes axillary, twin, on short 

 peduncles ; calyx 4-cleft. T? . G. Native of New Holland, on 

 the east coast. Mimosa longifolia, Andr. bot. rep. 107. Vent, 

 malm. 62. M. macrostachya, Poir. suppl. 1. p. 61. A. flori- 

 bunda, Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 438 and 439. There are 

 varieties of this species with acute and obtuse, narrower (Sims, 

 bot. mag. 1827.) and broader (Sims, bot. mag. 2166.) phyllodia. 

 Petals 4, joined at the base. 



Long-leaved Acacia. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1792. Tree 10 

 to 20 feet. 



91 A. DORATO'XYLON (Cunningh. in Field's new south wales, 

 p. 345.) leaves lanceolate-linear, falcate, striated, attenuated at 

 the base ; spikes cylindrical, axillary, twin, nearly sessile. Tj . G. 

 Native of New Holland, on pine ridges on the Macquarie river. 

 This is the spearwood of certain tribes in the interior of the 

 country. 



Spear-rvood Acacia. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1823. Tree 20 ft. 



92 A. INTERTE'XTA (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 453.) phyl- 

 lodia long-lanceolate, bluntish, straight, attenuated at the base, 

 bearing on the upper margin at the base an inconspicuous gland, 

 2-nerved, reticulated with anastomosing veins, and are, as well 

 as the branches, glabrous ; spikes twin ; flowers 4-cleft. I? G. 

 Native of New Holland. A. obtusifolia, Cunningh. in Field's 

 new south wales, p. 345. A. thegonocarpa, Cunningh. mss. in 

 Loud. hort. brit. p. 407. no. 2470. Phyllodia 6 inches long, 

 and half an inch broad. Spikes an inch long. 



Interwoven-nerved Acacia. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1824. Shrub 

 4 to 6 feet. 



93 A. GLAUCE'SCENS (Willd. hort. berol. t. 101.) phyllodia ob- 

 long, rather falcate, quite entire, many-nerved, 2 or 3 of the nerves 

 very evident ; spikes axillary, solitary, pedunculate ; calyx 5- 

 toothed. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. Petals 5, joined at 

 the base, and spreading at the apex. 



Glaucescent Acacia. Fl. Feb. Ju. Clt. 1790. Sh. 3 to 6 ft. 



94 A. CINERA'SCENS (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 448.) phyl- 

 lodia oblong, somewhat falcate, acuminated at both ends, quite 

 entire, many-nerved, 2 or 3 of the nerves very evident ; spikes 

 axillary, solitary, pedunculate ; flowers 4-cleft. Jj . G. Native 

 of New Holland. Branches angular, and are, as well as rachis 

 of the spikes, clothed with short, velvety, white down. Very 

 nearly allied to A. Sophbrce. 



Greyish Acacia. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1824. Sh.. 4. to 6 ft. 



95 A. SOPHO'R,E (R. Br. in hort. kew. 5. p. 462.) phyllodia 

 obovate-oblong or lanceolate, quite entire, many-fl 



times there are bipinnate leaves at the topsj ~ 



young ones and branchlets rather velvety ; 



twin ; calyx 4-cleft. Tj . G. Native ofJ^^Hrlolland, on*TO"e 



south coast, and at Cape Van Ttiemen.^^ffa sophorse, Labill. 



nov. holl. 2. t. 237. Legume toros^^Rnbilical funicle plicate. 



Petals 4, distinct. 



