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^^^^(^■1 MR. G. BENTHAM ON THE MIMOSE^ 



Mimosa chiliantha^ G. F. W. Mey, Prim. Fl Esseq. 163. 



Entada chiliantha^ DC. Prod. ii. 425. 



Mimosa bipinnata, Aubl. PI. Gui. 946 (Plum. ed. Burm. t. 12). 



Mimosa caudata^ Vahl^ Eel, iii. 35. 



Acacia caudata^ DC. Prod, ii, 456. 



Adenanthera Bonplandianaj Kuuth ! Nov. Gen. et Sp. vi. 311. 



365 



k. 



Acacia secundijiora, Juss. Herb, ex DC. 



164 



JSab. Tropical America : North Brazil, Surinam, Cayenne, British Guiana, ColumLia ; 

 Central America, Sutton Eayes, Tate, (Ersted ; Mexico, Andrieux, n. 409 ; Dominica, 

 Imray ; Trinidad, Crueger. 



10. E. POLTPHYLLA, BentJi. ! in Sooh. Journ. Bot. ii. 133. Arborca v. alto scandcns ; 

 Pinnae 4-6-jugae ; foliola 15-20-juga, ohlonga, ohtusa, 4-8 lin. longa. SpicoD numcro- 

 sissimge, in racemo dense confertse. Legumen 2J poll, latum. — Fl, Bras. Mm.. 



JIab. Tropical America: North Brazil; Eastern Peru, Maynas, Fceppig; Cayenne, 



British Guiana. 



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11. E. ACACIJEFOLIA, Benth. ! in Mart. Fl. Bras. Mim. Pinnre 10-12-jugoc ; foliola 

 multijuga, linearia, subfalcata, 3 lin. longa, costa suhmarginali. Spicie fructiferae axil- 

 lares. Legumen 1 poll, latum. 



Sab. Tropical America : Brazil. 



IV. Elephantorehiza, Benth. 



Benth. et Hook. Gen. PI. i. 590. 



1. E. BrRCHELLii, Benth. in Soot Journ. Bot. iv. 311'. Foliok ad 4 lin. longa 

 pleraque mucronato-acuta.— ^<»r«. et Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 277. 



Acacia elephantina, Burch. ! Trav. ii. 236. 



Burch 



Mey. ! Comm. PI. Air 



lephaniorhiza 



JSab. South-east Africa. 



2 E BuREiBi Benth. inSooh. Bond. Jonrn. v. 81. Foliola subsemipollicaria, obtusa, 

 Yix mucronata. ' Spic^ 3-4-pollicares.-ir«rr. et Sond. Fl. Cap. ii 278. 



JIab South-east Africa, Macalisberg, Bnrke and Zeyher, rather further north than the 

 B. Burchellii, of which, however, it is probably a variety only. 



E. Fetersiana, BoUe in Peters, Mossamb. Bot. 9, described from very imperfect s,™. (which I 

 have not seen)/ without leaves or fruit, is more hkely to be an Eniada than an El.^laal.rU.a^ and 

 perhaps not distinct from E. scandens. 



Y. Plathymenia, Benth. 



Benth. et Hook. Gen. PL i. 589. 



1 P KETicuLATA, Benth. in Eoolc. Journ. Bot. iv. 33 i. Pm^ 4-8.jug^ ; fobola 



10'l5ju~tl.;. elliptica, retusa, reticubto-venos^suna, 5-9 Im. longa. - 



pubescentes.— i^. ^ras. 311m. 



Chrysoanjlon Vinhatico, Casar. Nov. Stirp. Bee. oM. 



