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LEGUMINOSjE. CCXXXIII. ACACIA. 



255 A. BIMUCRONA'TA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 469.) unarmed ; 

 branches, petioles, and pedicels pubescent ; leaves with C-8 pairs 

 of pinnae, each pinna bearing 28 pairs of oblong-linear glabrous 

 leaflets, with 2 retrograde mucrones on the lower part of each 

 pinna, and with an obsoletely villous gland between each pair 

 of pinnze ; heads of flowers forming a loose terminal panicle. 

 Tj . S. Native of Brazil. Legume unknown. 



Ttvo-pointed-lcaved Acacia. Tree. 



256 A. DIVARICA ( TA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1070.) unarmed, gla- 

 brous ; leaves with 6-9 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 40 

 pairs of linear obtuse leaflets, with a convex sessile gland beneath 

 the lower pair of pinna ; stipulas semi-ovate, falcate ; heads of 

 flowers pedunculate, 1-3-together, axillary. J? . S. Native of 

 the East Indies. Flowers white, polyandrous. Mimosa divari- 

 cata, Jacq. schoenbr. t. 395^- Legume unknown. 



Divaricate Acacia. Clt. 1 820. Tree. 



257 A. FLA'VA (Spreng. in herb. Ball). D. C. prod. 2. p. 

 469.) unarmed, glabrous ; leaves with 7-9 pairs of pinnae, each 

 pinna bearing 18-25 pairs of linear, mucronate, glabrous leaflets; 

 petiole pubescent, with a gland at the base ; legume flat, com- 

 pressed, glabrous, obtuse, ending in a short mucrone, 8-10- 

 seeded. Ij . S. Native of St. Martha. Flowers yellow. 



Yellow Acacia. Tree. 



258 A. UMBPLLULI'FERA (Kunth, mim. p. 100. t. 31. nov. gen. 

 amer. 6. p. 275.) unarmed; leaves with 7-10 pairs of pinnae, 

 each pinna bearing 17-37 pairs of linear ciliated leaflets; pe- 

 duncles axillary, bearing numerous umbellules of flowers ; 

 flowers pedicellate. I; . S. Native near the city of Mexico. 

 Flowers white, polyandrous. Legume unknown. 



Umbellule-bear'mg Acacia. Tree. 



259 A. ARBO'REA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1064.) unarmed; branches 

 and petioles clothed with rusty velvety down ; leaves with 7-12 

 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 16-18 pairs of oblong, dimi- 

 diate, glabrous leaflets, with a depressed gland on the petiole 

 between each pair of pinnae ; heads of flowers 2-3-together, ax- 

 illary, pedunculate. I? . S. Native of Jamaica and Porto-Rico. 

 Mimosa arborea, Liri. spec. 1503. Svvartz, obs. 390. Mimosa 

 filicifolia, Lam. diet. 1. p. 12 Pluk. phyt. 251. f. 2. Sloan, 

 hist. 2. t. 182. f. 1 and 2. Flowers of a pale flesh colour. The 

 legume, according to Swartz, is nearly terete, arched, and twisted. 



Tree Acacia. Clt. 1768. Tree 40 feet. 



260 A. AMA'RA (Witfd. spec. 4. p. 1074.) unarmed ; branches, 

 petioles, and peduncles clothed with velvety hairs ; leaves with 

 8-10 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 20-25 pairs of linear, 

 bluntish, glabrous leaflets; heads of flowers axillary, from 2-6- 

 together, pedunculate. Ij . S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Mimosa amara, Roxb. cor. 2. t. 122. Flowers yellow, polyan- 

 drous. The legume, according to Roxburgh, is linear, flat, acute, 

 and 8-seeded. The bark is bitter and astringent. 



Bitter Acacia. Clt. 1816. Tree 30 feet. 



261 A. NE'MU (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1065.) unarmed; leaves 

 with usually 9 pairs of pinnse, each pinna bearing many pairs of 

 acute dimidiate leaflets, with a gland at the base of the petiole ; 

 heads of flowers pedunculate, forming a terminal panicle ; le- 

 gumes linear, pubescent. T; . G. Native of Japan. Mimosa 

 arborea, Thunb. fl. jap. 229. Banks, icon. Kcempf. t. 19. Mi- 

 mosa speci6sa, Thunb. in Lin. soc. trans. 2. p. 336. The tree is 

 called Nemu in Japan. 



Ncmu Acacia. Tree. 



262 A. JULIBRI'SSIN (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1065.) unarmed, gla- 

 brous; leaves with 8-12 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing about 

 30 pairs of dimidiate-oblong, acute, rather ciliated leaflets, with 

 a depressed orbicular gland at the base of the petiole ; heads of 

 flowers pedunculate, forming a terminal somewhat corymbose 

 panicle ; legumes flat, membranous, glabrous. T? . H. Native 

 of the Levant. Mimosa arborea, Forsk. descr. 177. Lam. diet. 



1. p. 13. Mimosa Julibrissin, Scop. del. 1. t. 8. Flowers white. 

 Stamens flesh-coloured at the apex. The specific name is of 

 Persian origin, where the tree is called Gul-ebrouschim according 

 to Fischer, or Ghul-ibrichim according to Mangles, from its silky 

 flowers. In Turkey it is called Irbzim. It is an elegant, hardy, 

 deciduous tree. 



Julibrissin Acacia or Silk-tree. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1745. Tree 

 30 to 40 feet. 



263 A. POLYPHY'LLA (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. p. 74.) unarmed, 

 glabrous ; leaves with 11-12 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 

 30 pairs of dimidiately-oblong ciliated leaflets, which are some- 

 what puberulous beneath, with a small orbicular gland in the 

 middle of the petiole, and one between each of the 2 or 3 upper- 

 most pairs of pinnee ; heads of flowers pedunculate, forming an 

 ample terminal panicle ; legumes flat, membranous, glabrous. 

 Tj . S. Native of St. Martha. Acacia riparia, Bertero, but not 

 of Kunfh. Leaves like those of A. Julibrissin, but the heads of 

 flowers are much smaller, and the stamens are about 40 in each 

 flower, hardly 3 lines in length, while those of A. Julibrissin are 

 nearly an inch long. 



Many-leajletted Acacia. Clt. 1824. Tree 20 feet. 



264 A. BERTERIA'NA (Balbis, herb, ex D. C. prod. 2. p. 470.) 

 unarmed, glabrous; leaves with 9-10 paira of pinnae, each pinna 

 bearing about 40 pairs of oblong-linear glabrous leaflets, which 

 are shining aibove, and pale beneath, with a sessile gland at the 

 base of the petiole, and one between the extreme pair of pinnae ; 

 heads of flowers pedunculate, disposed in a panicle ; legumes 

 flat, membranous, glabrous. 5j . S. Native of St. Domingo. 

 Stamens 15, 3 times the length, of the corolla. 



Bertero's Acacia. Tree. 



265 A. DECU'RRENS (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1072.) unarmed, gla- 

 brous; leaves with 9-11 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 30- 

 40 pairs of narrow, linear, distant leaflets, with a gland on the 

 rachis between each pair of pinnae ; petioles and branches with 

 acute angles ; heads pedicellate, disposed in racemes along the 

 axillary peduncles. Tj . G. Native of New Holland, about 

 Port Jackson. Mimosa decurrens, Vent. malm, t. 61. Sieb.pl. 

 exsic. nov. holl. no. 436. Flowers yellow, polyandrous. 



Decurrent Acacia. Fl. May, Jul. Clt. 1790. Tree 10 to 20 ft. 



266 A. ADENO'PHORA (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 140.) branches and 

 petioles glandular and glabrous ; leaves with 8 pairs of pinnse, 

 each pinna bearing many pairs of linear, bluntish, glabrous leaf- 

 lets ; heads of flowers disposed in axillary racemes. J; . G. 

 Native of New Holland, Sieber. Flowers yellow. 



Gland-bearing Acacia. Tree 10 to 20 feet. 



267 A.MOLLissiMA(Willd. enum. FIG. 54. 

 1053.) unarmed ; branches and 



petioles angular, pubescent ; leaves 

 with from 8-18 pairs of pinnae, each 

 pinna bearing" 30-40 pairs of linear, 

 much crowded, pubescent leaflets, 

 with glands on the rachis, one be- 

 tween each pair of pinnae ; heads 

 of flowers pedicellate, disposed in 

 racemes along the axillary pedun- 

 cles, fj . S. Native of Van Die- 

 men's Land. A. decurrens /3, mol- 

 lis, Ker. hot. reg. 371. A. mollis, 

 Sweet, fl. austr. t. 12. Leaves 

 glaucous, when young clothed with 

 yellowish velvety down. Legume 

 linear, glabrous, obtuse, flat ; seeds 

 8-9 in each legume, rather tumid, 

 cuneated and narrowed at the base. (f. 54.) 



Very-soft Acacia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1810. Tr. 10to20ft. 



268 A. DEALBA'TA (Link. enum. 2. p. 445. Sieb. pi. exsic. 



