﻿Mimosa 



MR 



MIMOSE^. 403 



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2 



brevissimus ; foliola 10-18-juga, oblonga, 3-4-linearia, utrinque slxigoso-villosa. Legumen 

 3-3^ lin. longum, -imdiqiie longe denseqtie setosum, valvis indivisis. 



M. acerha, var. latifolia, Benth. in Hook. Journ. Bot. iv. 378. 



Hah. Tropical America : Brazil, prov. Sao Paulo and Minas Geraes. 



76. M. ACERBA, Benth. ! in Sook. Joimi. Bot. iv. 378, excl. var. /3. Suffruticosa, 

 scaLro-hispida. Petiolus J-J-pollicaris ; foliola 15-30-juga, oblonga, 3-5 lin. longa, 

 utrinque scabro-hispida. Legumen obovatum, 3-4 lin. longum, densissime setosuni, 



valvis subindivisis. — Ft. Bras. Mini. 



Hah. Tropical America : Brazil, prov. Minas Geraes. 



**** Bami lanati v. molliter villosL Betiolus hrevissimm, rarius semipolUcaris . Foliola 

 glabra v. molliter villosa, margine nerviformi tenui. Calyx obsoletus (Eutocaules). 



77. M. EHioPHTLLA, Benth. ! in Hook. Land. Journ. v. 87. Fruticosa, dense lanata. 

 Poliola 10-15-juga, oblonga, 8-10 lin. longa, dense scricco-villosa. Logumon Junius 



setosum. — Fl. Bras. Mlm. 



Hah. Tropical America : Brazil, prov. Sao Paulo. 



78. M. poGOCEPHALA, Benth. ! in Hook. Journ. Bot. iv. 382. Pruticosa, ramis denst^ 



lanatis. Poliola 12-15-juga, oblonga, 3-4 lin. longa, glabra v. subtus pilosula, plana, 

 tenuiter 2-3-nervia. Capitula bractearum ciliis villosissima. Legumen 6-8 lin. longum 

 3-4 lin. latum, breviter denscque muricato -setosum, valvis indivisis v. vix 

 Fl. Bras. Mini. 



M. erinacea, Benth. ! I. c. 383. 



Hah. Tropical America : Brazil, prov. Minas Geraes. 



79 M ERiocAULis, Benth. ! in Hook. Journ. Bot. iv. 383. Pruticosa, ramulis tomen- 

 toso-lanatis. Poliola 15-20-juga, oblonga, 4-6-linearia, glabra v. subtus strigillosa, plana, 

 tenuiter 2-3.nervia. Bractearum cilia ultra alabastros baud prommcntia. Legumen 



ignotum. — FL Bras. Mim. 



Hah. Tropical America : Brazil, prov. Goyaz. 



80 M MiCROCARPA, Benth. I vn Mart. Fl. Bras. Mim, Pruticosa, appresse lanata v. 

 scabro-birta. Polia in axiUis siepe conferta ; foliola confertim 20-30.juga, Imearia, 

 1-11 lin lon-a, supra glabra, subtus strigillosa, convexa, promincntcr 2-3.ncr^^ia. Ixjgu- 

 men vix 4 lin. longum, 2 lin. latum, undique birsutissimum, valvis sa^pius mdmsis. 



M.fasckulata, Benth ! in Hook. Journ. Bot. iv. 383. 



Hah Tropical or subtropical South America : South Brazil. 



As the Acacia fasckulata, Benth., proves to he a true Mimosa, and has consequently preoccupied the 

 specific name, I have been obliged to change that of the present species. 



B. Legumen ubi not urn planum, setosum v.strlgosum, valvis in articulos 2 v. plures 



secedentihus. 



* Foliola {l-2-pollicaria\ dimidiata, utnnque villosa, subtus {excepta M. imbricata) 



prominente 2~b-nercia (RrDEs). 



Calyx obaoletns, 



81. M. KUDis. BenthJ in Rook. Journ. Bot. iv. 377. Suffruticosa, scabro-luspida 





