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o-lauca, inermis. Eoliola oblongo-linearia, acuta v. mucronata, margine nervif ormi pauci- 

 ciliato, majora 1-1 J-pollicariaj 2-3 lin. lata. Bractese corolla breviores. — Fl. Bras. Mim. 

 Hah. Tropical America : Brazil, prov. Goyaz. 



12. M. NrDA, Benth. ! in SooL Journ. Bot. iv. 362. Suffruticosa, glaberrima, glauca, 

 inermis. Poliola oblonga, obtusiusciila, margine nervif ormi nude, majora li-2-poIlicaria, 

 4-8 lin. lata. Legumen siibpollicare, 2 lin. latum, crassiusculum, nudum. — Fl. Bras. Mini, 



Sab. Tropical America : Brazil, prov. Minas Geraes and Goyaz ; Chiquitos in Bolivia, 



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B'Orbigny. 



13. M. GTMNOLOMA, Benth. ! in Sooh. Bond. Journ. v. 85. Suffiniticosa, glaberrima, 

 luca, inermis. Poliola linearia, margine nervif ormi nudo, majora 2-3-pollicaria. 



Bractese corollam superantes. — Fl. Bras. Mim. 

 Hah. Tropical America : Brazil, prov. Goyaz. . 



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Series 2. Modestse. Serb (S prostrates v. decumbentes, scepius annuce v. nance^ inermes 

 V. aculeis infrastipularibus infrafoliaceisque armatce. Pinnce unijugce. Foliola pauci- 

 juga, latiusGula, margine nermformi setuloso-ciliato cincta v. nuda. Bedimctili solitarii 

 V. gemini, inferiores axillares, superiores scepe racemosi. Capitula globosa. Flores 

 4i'meri. Leguminis articuli scepius medio tuberculosi v. ecJiinati. 



The plants of this series differ from the Pectinata ia their small or weak herbaceous often annual 

 habit, from the Castes in the want of the scattered prickles, and from these as well as from the other 



foUowiBg 



M. Jionesta, among tlie MeticuJosm, approaches the ModestcB 



habit as in the pod^ hut upon the whole seems better placed among the former. 



14. M. VIVA, Linn.! Spec. 1500. Nana, tenella, diffusa v. reptans, glabra, inermis. 

 FoHorum petiolus communis filif ormis, J-l-poUicaris ; pinnae petiolo breviores ; foliola 

 sub-4-juga, obovato-oblonga, vix 2 lin. longa. Capitula pauciflora, pedunculo filiform! 

 petiolo sequilongo. Legumen ovato-quadratum, 1-spermum, pubescenti-Mrtum. 



Hab. Tropical America : Jamaica. 



15. M. Skinneki, Benth. ! in Soolc. Bond. Journ. v. 85. Annua ? diffusa, humilis, 

 pilis longis rufis patentibus birsuta. Aculei gemini v. terni, infrastipulares et infra- 

 foliacei, recti. Eoliola 4-5- rarius 6-8-juga, obovato-oblonga, supra glabra, subtus pilosa, 

 ad 3 lin. longa. Pedunculi filiformes, 1-li-pollicares. Leguminis articuli 3-4, stellato- 

 pubescentes, margine setosi. 



Hab. Tropical America : Guatemala, Cuesta of Leone, SUnner ; Ujara, (Ersted. 



Modesta. Although small, the plant is much larger and coarser than the M 



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16. M. DESMODioiDES, Benth. ! in Mart. Fl. Bras. Mim. Herbacea, prostrata, gracilis, 

 glabra v. pauciseta. Aculei infrastipulares gemini v. 0. Toliola sub-4-juga, obovato- 

 oblonga, obtusa, membranacea, immarginata, 2J-3 lin. longa. Pedunculi tenues, polli- 

 cares longioresque. Legumen ssepius falcatum, 6-8 lin. longum, 1^ lin. latum, faciebus 

 dense, marginibus parce setosis, articulis saepius 4. 



Sab. Tropical America : Brazil, prov. Goyaz. 



17. M. MODESTA, Mart. I Serb. Fl. Bras. 135. Suffruticosa v. herbacea, decumbens, 

 puberula v. apice sericeo-pilosa. Aculei infrastipulares gemini v. 0. Poliola 4-5-juo'a, 



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