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LEGUMINOS.E. CCXXXIII. ACACIA. 



legumes mucronate, cartilaginous, thickened, ending in an in- 

 curved point. Tj . S. Native of the West Indies. The rest 

 unknown. 



C7an)-podded Acacia. Shrub or tree. 



227 A. VA'GA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1066.) unarmed; leaves 

 with 3 pairs of pinnae ; leaflets smoothish, with 3 pairs on each 

 of the terminal pinnae, and either 1 or 2 pairs on the lower 

 pinnae ; heads of flowers pedunculate, 2 or 3-together, axillary. 

 1? . S. Native of Brazil. Mimosa vaga, Lin. spec. 1503. ex- 

 clusive of the country, and the synonyme of Breynius, which 

 is evidently referrible to a species of I'nga. Pis. bras. p. 80. 

 f. 2. Marcg. bras. p. 111. f. 1. 



Wandering Acacia. Clt. 1818. Tree. 



228 A. MULTIFLO'RA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. 

 p. 277.) unarmed ; leaves with 3 pairs of pinnae, each pinna 

 bearing 6-9 pairs of oblong, acute, glabrous leaflets ; petioles 

 glandless ; racemes axillary, 2-5-together ; heads in fascicles ; 

 stamens 15. tj . S. Native of the eastern declivities of the 

 Andes, near St. Felipe. Legume unknown. 



Many-jlomered Acacia. Tree 20 feet. 



229 A. LE'BBEK (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1066.) unarmed, smooth- 

 ish ; leaves with 2-4 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing about 

 6-8 pairs of oval, somewhat dimidiate leaflets, which are obtuse 

 at both ends ; petioles glandless ; heads of flowers pedunculate, 

 aggregate; flowers pedicellate. Tj . S. Native of Upper Egypt, 

 but now cultivated in both the East and West Indies. Mimosa 

 Lebbek, Lin. spec. 1503. A. Habbas, Link, enuvn. 2. p. 444.? 

 but not of Delile. Cassia planisiliqtia, Biirm. ind. 96. but 

 probably exclusive of the leaves. Legume broad-linear, flat, 

 rather long, attenuated at both ends, 7-8-seeded. Pluk. mant. 

 2. t. 331. f. 1. The Arabs call the tree Lcebach. It is culti- 

 vated in gardens for the sake of the beauty and scent of the 

 flowers. 



Lebbek Acacia. Fl. Mar. June. Clt. 1823. Tree 20 feet. 



230 A. PUO'CERA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1063.) unarmed, smooth- 

 ish ; leaves with 4 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 5-8 pairs 

 of ovate, acutish leaflets, with a depressed gland at the base of 

 the petiole ; heads of flowers padunculate, disposed in a ter- 

 minal panicle. ^ S. Native of the East Indies. Mimosa 

 procera, Roxb. cor. 2. t. 21. Flowers pale yellow, polyandrous. 

 Stamens monadelphous. Legume flat, glabrous, attenuated at 

 both ends, 6-7 inches long. 



Tall Acacia. Clt. 1816. Tree 60 feet. 



231 A. ODORATI'SSIMA (Willd. spec. 1. c.) unarmed, smoothish; 

 leaves with 3-4 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 10-12 pairs of 

 oval-oblong leaflets, lower ones very minute, with a depressed 

 gland at the base of the petiole, and one beneath the extreme 

 pair of pinnae ; heads pedunculate, aggregate, farming a ter- 

 minal panicle. fj . S. Native of the coast of Coromandel. 

 Mimosa otloratissima, Roxb. cor. 2. t. 120. Flowers pale 

 yellow, very sweet-scented. Legume nearly like that of the 

 preceding species. 



Fery-stveet-.icentcd-fiowered Acacia. Clt. 1790. Tr. 30 to 40 ft. 



232 A. IEBBEKIOIDES (D. C. prod. 2. p. 467.) unarmed, 

 smoothish ; leaves with 3-8 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 

 10-20 pairs of oval-oblong, glabrous leaflets; petioles puberu- 

 lous, glandless ; legumes flat, glabrous, 7-9-seeded. Tj . S. 

 Native of the Island of Timor. Very nearly allied to A. Lebbek, 

 but differs in the leaflets being narrower, more numerous, as well 

 as in other respects. 



Lcl>ln-k-like Acacia. Tree 30 feet. 



233 A. LA'XA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1069.) unarmed, glabrous ; 

 leaves with 4 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 12-24 pairs of 

 linear-oblong leaflets, which are glaucous beneath ; petioles beset 

 with rusty villi ; heads of flowers axillary, on long peduncles. 

 ^ . S. Native of Caraccas. Branches terete, divaricate. Fi- 



laments purple. Legume compressed, narrowed at the base, 4 

 inches long. 



Loose Acacia. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



234 A. SPECIO'SA (Willd. 1. c.) unarmed, glabrous ; leaves with 

 4-5 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 7-1 1 pairs of oval- 

 oblong, obtuse, somewhat dimidiate leaflets, with a gland at the 

 base of the petiole ; heads 2-3-together, axillary, on long pe- 

 duncles, fy . S. Native of the East Indies. Mimosa spe- 

 ciosa, Jacq, coll. 1. p. 47. icon. rar. 1. t. 19S. Flowers white, 

 polyandrous. 



Showy Acacia. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1742. Sh. 6 to 10 ft. 



235 A. JUFU'NBA (Willd. 1. c.) unarmed ; leaves with 4-5 

 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 6-8 pairs of ovate, obtuse 

 leaflets, which are clothed with hoary pubescence beneath ; spikes 

 of flowers somewhat capitate, axillary. Jj . S. Native of 

 Para, in Brazil, where it is called Jupunba. 



Jnpimba Acacia. Tree. 



236 A. BI'CEPS (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1075.) unarmed; leaves 

 with 4-5 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing about 16 pairs of 

 distant, lanceolate, ciliated leaflets, with a gland on the petiole 

 beneath the lower pair of pinnae ; heads of flowers axillary, 

 twin, pedunculate. Jj . S. Native of Para, in Brazil. Very 

 like A. glauca, of which it is only a variety, according to Steudel. 



Two-headed Acacia. Tree. 



237 A. GLAU'CA (Willd. 1. c.) unarmed, glabrous ; leaves with 

 4-6 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing about 12-15 pairs of 

 linear, distant, acute leaflets, which are glaucous beneath ; pe- 

 tiole downy, sometimes glandular beneath the lower pair of 

 pinnae ; heads of flowers axillary, pedunculate, usually twin ; 

 legume nearly sessile. ^ . S. Native of South America. Mi- 

 mosa glauca, Lin. spec. 504. Mill. fig. 4. t. 4. Cat. car. 2. 

 t. 42. Trevv. ehret. t. 46. Flowers white, 5-parted, decan- 

 drous. Legume linear, flat, glabrous, acute at both ends, 4 

 inches long and 2 lines broad. 



Glaucous Acacia. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1690. Sh. 5 to 10 ft. 



238 A. LEUCOCE'PHALA (Link, enurn. 2. p. 444.) unarmed, 

 smoothish ; leaves with 4-5 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 

 12-15 pairs of oblong-linear, acute leaflets ; petioles downy, 

 sometimes bearing a gland or glands beneath the lower pair of 

 pinnae ; heads of flowers pedunculate, axillary, usually twin ; 

 legume standing on a stipe, which is about equal in length to 

 the peduncle, when young it is clothed with velvety down. Jj . S. 

 Native of South America. Mimosa leucocephala, Lam. diet. I . 

 p. 12. Flowers white. Very nearly allied to A. glauca, and 

 is often confused with it in gardens, but differs in the legume 

 being broader, shorter, and standing on a long stipe. 



White-headed Acacia. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1823. Sh. 5 to 10 ft. 



239 A. LOMATOCA'RPA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 467.) unarmed, gla- 

 brous ; leaves with 5 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 15 pairs 

 of oblong rather falcate leaflets, with a gland between each pair 

 of leaflets ; legume flat, girded by a thickened margin. fj . S. 

 Native of Pondicherry. Mimosa marginata, Lam. diet. 1. p. 1 2. 

 Waga, Rheed. mal. 6. t. 5. where the flowers drawn in the 

 figure are loosely panicled, 4-parted, and polyandrous. Perhaps 

 the same. 



Fringe-podded Acacia. Clt. 1824. Tree 30 feet. 



240 A. LATISI'LIQUA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1067.) unarmed, gla- 

 brous ; leaves with 5 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 10 pairs 

 of elliptic obtuse leaflets ; stipulas in the form of bracteas, ob- 

 liquely cordate ; heads of flowers pedunculate, aggregate, form- 

 ing a terminal panicle. Jj . S. Native of South America. 

 Mimosa latisiliqua, Lin. spec. 1504. Plum. ed. Burm. t. 6. 

 Flowers white. Legume oblong, flat, acute at both ends, and 

 standing on a long stipe. 



Var. f>, paucijollola (D. C. prod. 2. p. 467.) leaves with 3-4 

 pairs of pinna 1 , each pinna bearing 4-6 pairs of leaflets. Jj . S. 



