﻿Mimosa.] MR. G. BENTHAM ON THE MIMOSE^E. 407 



Series 10. Spiciflorse. Frutices ramis scej^ms laxe sarmentosis v. alte sccmdentihus, 

 aculeis sparsis swpius parvis crebris recurvis. FmncB pluri- v. muUijugcB. Foliola mul- 

 tijttga. Mores plerique v. omnes 6-meri, ^-andri, in spicas cylindraceas v. ohlongas 

 rarius ovoideas axillares v. pcmiculatas dispositi. Legumen planum, elongaturriy nudum 

 V. margine aculeolatum, valvis tenuibm multiarticulatis . 



Habbasim 



with only 5 stamens. 



Foliorum petiolus communis eglandulosus. Splcce axillares v. ad apices 



racemoscB. 



104. M. TOVARENSis, Be7ith., sp. n. llami laxe pubescentes. Pinnso 4-5-3 ugcc 5 foli^^^^ 

 10-20-juga, linearia, 1-2 lin. longa. Spicae ovoidese, rliachi ad 3 lin. longa. J^gunien 

 3-4 poll, longum, 6-7 lin. latum, puberulum, margine minute aculcato v. nudo. 



Sab. Tropical America: Venezuela, near the colony of Tovar (Caracas), Fendler, 



re valde affinis, pube diversa. Pinnae et foliola multo paiiciora, pctiolo 

 pinnis ^f-poUicaribus. Spicae fere ad capitulum reductse, floribus iis 

 f^TTiPn fl.TTipris R-andrisauc. Leerumcn aneustius quam iu M. .wicijlora, 



344 



M. spicifl 



M. spicifloTiB minoribus, pariter 



caeterum 



105. M. SPiciFLORA, Karst. I Fl. Colomb. ii. 61, 1. 131. Glabra v. pube tenui in ramis 



in 



spicse rbacbi brevi. Pinnee 7-10-jug8e ; foliola 20-40-juga, linearia, 2-3 



longa. Spic^ cylindracese, densee, poUicares. Legumen 4-5-poUicarc, J-f poU. latum 

 minute puberulum, margine aculeolato v. niido, valvis tenuibus multiarticulatis. 



Schrankia glabra, Benth. ! in Hook. Lond. Journ, v. 94. 



Hab. Tropical America : Colombia, Linden, n. 1501 ; Caracas and Porto Cabello 

 Karsten, Fendler, n. 2245. 



106. M. KHODOSTACHYA, Benth. I in Mart. Fl. Bras. Mim. Tomentoso-pub 



Pinn* 5-8-jug» ; foliola 20-25-juga, linearia, H-2 lin. longa. SpicsB laxiusculae, 1^-2 



poUicares. Legumen 3-4 poll, longum, 5-6 lin. latum, glabrum, nudum 



multiarticulatis.— i^/. Bras. Mim 



Joum 



Sab. Tropical America : Brazil, prov. Eio Janeiro, Minas Geraes, Babia, and Cea 



107. M 



Scheele in Linncsa, xvii. 337, ex char. data. Pubcscens 



Pinn«* 10-20-jugse ; foliola 30-40-juga, anguste Hnearia, 1-H liii- longa. Sp 

 culae 2-3-pollicares. Legumen sub.4rpollicare, 6-8 lin. latum, glabrum, midui 

 mar-inalibus raris, valvis tenuibus multiarticulatis. -J/. Bras. Mm. 



in Hook. Joum 



Mimosa 



Bab. Tropical America : BrazU, prov. Minas Geraes, and protably Sao Paulo. 



«» FoUorum petiolus glandula scutelliformi instructus. Fruti^ea alte scandentee 



SpiccB ad apices ramorum ample paniculatcB. 



The petiolar gland -is wanting in the whole genus except in the following two specie. , * ' " 



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