LEGUMINOS^:. CCXXXIII. ACACIA. 



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herbarium, under the name of A. leucoplilce a, has the branches 

 and petioles puberulous, and the leaflets rather ciliated. The 

 hark is very astringent, and the natives distil an ardent spirit 

 from it, mixed with palm wine and a little coarse sugar. 

 White-juiced Acacia. Tree. 



187 A. COCHLIACA'NTHA (Humb. et Bonpl. in Willd. spec. 4. 

 p. 1081.) spines twin, compressed, concave ; branches glabrous ; 

 petioles and peduncles pubescent; leaves with 9-10 pairs of 

 pinnae, each pinna bearing 19-24 pairs of linear, very minute, 

 ciliated leaflets ; rachis of leaves bearing 4 glands ; heads of 

 flowers axillary, twin, pedunculate. fj . S. Native of Quito, 

 near Guayaquil, Kunth, mim. 93. t. 29. nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 274. Flowers white, polyandrous. Legume unknown. 



Twisted-sinned Acacia. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



188 A. H/EMATOXYLON (Willd. enum. 2. p. 1056.) spines twin, 

 slender, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous ; branchlets, 

 leaves, peduncles, and flowers clothed with hoary velvety down ; 

 leaves with 8-16 pairs of pinna;, each pinna bearing 18-24 pairs 

 of very minute, obtuse, crowded leaflets, with a gland below or 

 between the lower pair of pinna ; heads of flowers axillary, 2-3 

 together, pedunculate. I? . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. A. atomiphy'lla, Burch. trav. 1. p. 341. cat. no. 1085 

 and 2449. Leaflets so much crowded as to appear joined to- 

 gether. Legume, according to Burchell, tomentose, linear, and 

 indehiscent. 



Red-wooded Acacia. Clt. 18 1G. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



189 A. TOMENTO'SA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1087.) spines twin; 

 branches, petioles, peduncles, and under side of leaves tomen- 

 tose ; leaves with 10 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 20 pairs 

 of linear obtuse leaflets, with a gland on the petiole below the 

 pinnae, and one between each of the extreme pairs of leaflets ; 

 heads of flowers axillary, aggregate, pedunculate, fj . S. Na- 

 tive of the East Indies. Mimosa Kleinii, Poir. suppl. 1. p. 82. 

 Perhaps the same as Mimosa cavaty-tooma, Roxb. which is the 

 same as Mimosa tomentosa, Rottl. nov. act. nat. cur. 1813. p. 

 208. of which it is said that the peduncles are bracteate, and 

 that the legumes are involute and compressed. 



Tomentose Acacia. Clt. 1816. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



190 A. I'NDICA (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. 1. p. 69.) spines 

 twin; leaves with 12-15 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 15- 

 18 pairs of oblong-linear obtuse leaflets, which are pilose, as 

 well as the petioles, when examined by a lens ; heads of flowers 

 axillary. ^ . S. Native of the East Indies. Mimosa I'ndica, 

 Poir. suppl. p. 80. Pers. ench. 2. p. 266. Habit of A. Farne- 

 siana. Branches terete, brown. 



Indian Acacia. Clt. 1800. Tree 20 feet. 



191 A. PUNCTA'TA (Humb. et Bonpl. in Willd. spec. 4. p. 

 1084.) spines twin ; leaves with 8-12 pairs of pinnse, each pinna 

 bearing about 25-30 pairs of linear, obtuse, ciliated leaflets, with 

 an urceolar gland at the base of the petiole ; heads of flowers 

 axillary, usually twin ; peduncles tomentose. fj . S Native of 

 South America. Mimosa atomaria, Poir. suppl. 1. p. 81. Like 

 A. Farnesiana. Legume unknown. 



Dotted Acacia. Tree. 



192 A. MACRACA'NTHA (Humb. et Bonpl. in Willd. spec. 4. p. 

 108.) spines twin, lanceolate, compressed ; branchlets and pe- 

 tioles pubescent; leaves with 14-18 pairs of pinnae, each pinna 

 bearing 30 pairs of oblong-linear ciliated leaflets, with a gland 

 between the ultimate pair of pinnae, and 2 or 3 between the pairs 

 of leaflets ; heads of flowers axillary, 2-8 together, pedunculate, 

 fj . S. Native of Quito, near Guayaquil. Kunth, mim. 90. t. 

 28. nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 273. Flowers yellow. Spines very 

 long. Petiole furnished with a gland at the base. 



Long-spined Acacia. Tree large. 



193 A. MACRACANTHOIDES (Bert, in herb. Balb. D. C. prod. 

 2. p. 463.) spines twin, terete ; branches, petioles, and peduncles 



pubescent; leaves with 12-14 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bear- 

 ing about 25 pairs of oblong-linear glabrous leaflets, with a gland 

 on the petiole beneath the lower pair, and one between the ex- 

 treme pair of pinnae; heads of flowers twin, axillary, peduncu- 

 late. 1? . S. Native of Jamaica. Very like the preceding 

 species. 



Macracantha-like Acacia. Clt. 1820. Tree. 



194 A. SIEBERIA > NA(D. C. prod. 2. p. 463.) spines twin, terete, 

 rather connate at the base, and are, as well as the branches, gla- 

 brous ; leaves with 15-20 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 25- 

 30 pairs of elliptic-oblong, obtuse, rather ciliated leaflets; heads 

 of flowers globose, twin ; peduncles twice the length of the 

 heads, and are, as well as the petioles, puberulous. fj . S. Na- 

 tive of Senegal. A. flexuosa affinis, Sieb. pi. exsic. seneg. no. 

 43. but it differs from A.flexubsa in the spines being white, not 

 brown, as in that species, and in the peduncles being twice the 

 length, and fewer. 



Sieber's Acacia. Tree. 



195 A. FLEXUO'SA (Humb. et Bonpl. in Willd. spec. 4. p. 

 1082.) spines twin, connate; leaves with 16 pairs of pinnae, each 

 pinna bearing 25 pairs of linear, obtuse, ciliated leaflets, with a 

 depressed gland above the base of the petiole, and one between 

 the extreme pair of leaflets ; heads pedunculate, 3-6-together, 

 axillary, about the length of their own peduncles. (7 . S. Na- 

 tive of South America, near Cumana. H. B. et Kunth, nov. 

 gen. amer. 6. p. 271. Spines brown, shining. Legume un- 

 known. 



Var. ft, ambigua (D. C. prod. 2. p. 463.) spines shorter than 

 the peduncles. Tj . S. Native of Guadeloupe. Spines 3 lines 

 long. Peduncles 5-6-lines long. Legumes glabrous, straight, 

 thickish. Perhaps a proper species. 



Flexuous Acacia. Clt. 1824. Shrub. 



196 A. OBTU'SA (Humb. et Bonpl. in Willd. spec. 4. p. 1087.) 

 spines twin; leaves with 16-20 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bear- 

 ing many pairs of glabrous, ciliated, linear leaflets, with a gland 

 at the base of the petiole, and one on the petiole between each of 

 the 2 extreme pairs of pinnae ; legume linear, arched, obtuse, 

 glabrous. fy . S. Native of Caraccas, ex Kunth, on the banks 

 of the Orinoco, ex Willd. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 0. 

 p. 272. 



O&toe-leafletted Acacia. Tree. 



197 A. SUBINE'RMIS (Bert, in herb. Balb. D. C. prod. 2. p. 

 463.) spines twin, subulate, short, sometimes wanting ; branches, 

 petioles, and peduncles pubescent ; leaves with 30-40 pairs of 

 pinnae, each pinna bearing 30-40 pairs of linear-oblong, gla- 

 brous leaflets, with 2 glands beneath the lower pair of pinnae, 

 and 2 or 4 between the ultimate pairs of pinnse ; heads of flowers 

 pedunculate, 2-3-together, axillary. Pj . S. Native of Jamaica. 

 Flowers yellow. Legume linear, flat, glabrous, 6-7-seeded. 



Almost-unarmed Acacia. Tree. 



* * Prickles stipular, twin, usually also peliolar, and along 

 the ribs of the legume. Stamens 10. 



198 A. ACANTHOCA'RPA (Willd. enum. 1057.) stipular; 

 prickles twin, hooked ; petioles glandless, prickly ; leaves with 

 6-8 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 6-15 pairs of oblong, pu- 

 bescent leaflets ; heads of flowers axillary, twin, pedunculate ; 

 legumes flat, compressed, falcate, prickly on the rib on both 

 sides. $2 . S. Native of New Spain. Mimosa aculeaticarpa, 

 Ort. dec. 134. A. aculeaticarpa, Lag. nov. gen. et spec. 16. 

 Flowers dirty white, or rather flesh-coloured. Leaves irritable 

 or sensible to the touch. 



Var. ft, uncinella (D. C. prod. 2. p. 463.) petioles unarmed, 

 bearing 1 gland at the base. Mimosa uncinella, Poir. suppl. 1. 

 p. 80. 



Spiny-fruited Acacia. Clt. 1822. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



