﻿426 MR. G. BENTHAM ON THE MlMOSEvE. [Mimosa 



besc 



terea setoso-echinatis, indivisis v. tardius in articulos 4-6 secedentibus . 



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Aculei sparsii recurvi, Legumen scepius mai'gine aciileatum. 



197. M. DETiNENs, Benth. ! in Sooh. Lond. Journ. v. 89. Emticosa, i,'labra v. canescens. 

 Pinna? 1-jugae ; foliola 4-6-juga, oblique oblonga, obtusa, fere 2 lin. longa, gkucescentia. 

 Capitula axillaria, pedunculata. Legumen stipitatum, glabrum, glauciim, 1 J-2-pollicare, 

 4-5 lin. latum, margine aculeatum v. nudum valvis tardius in articulos 4-6 secedentibus. 



Hah. Extratropical South America : Cordova and St. la^o, Ttceedie. 



198. M. BOREALis, A. Gray ! Fl. Fendl. 39. Fruticosa, glaberrima. Pinnje 1-2-jugie ; 

 foliola 3-5.juga, conferta, oblonga, ad lineam longa. Capitula axillaria, peduncukta! 

 Legumen 1-2-pollicare, 3-4 lin. latum, glabrum, glaucum, margine aculeatum, valvis 

 indivisis v. tardius in articulos 4-6 secedentibus. 



Ilah. Extratropical North America : Texas, Fendler, Wright, n. 1038, Emort/s Ex- 

 pedltlon, n. 307, and others. 



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Tlic Texaa variety, Wr^ht. n. 159, meationed by' A. Gray, PI. Wright, i. 61, may possibly prove a 

 distmct species. The M. borealis is altogether nearly allied to the southern M. detinens. 



199 M. Emoetana, 5.„W.., sp. n. Fruticosa ? Pini«> l-S-juga,. Foliola 3-5.juga, 

 conferta oblonga, 1-2 Im. longa, utrinque molHter subappresse yUlosa. Capitula axil- 

 -- pedunculata. Legumen l-lx-pdliea re, 2-3 liu. latum, aolliter pubescens et .etoso- 



ecliinatum 



Sah. Mexican-Texan region, Emory's Expedition, n. 302 



In habit, and size, and number of leaflets this is near to M horeali. 



M. monancistr a , They 



are not, however, quite ripe in the single specimen seen. The peduncTe bo 1 1,^—''"- ^'^ 



t«o small priekles. peauncles, about 1 in. long, have one or 



200. M. ACANTHOLOBA, Foir. Diet f!iinr,I \ at -o f 



iu-ic • foHoh 15 in ino-n .w r ■ Truticosa, puberula. Pinna- 4-10- 



.)u ao , tohola 15-30.juga, oblongo-hneana, subtus pubesoentia, 2-3 lin lon-a Canitula 

 pedunculata. infenora axiUarla, superiora racemosa Legumen ^H^H.l , 



ccum, li-2.pomcare, ad f poll, latum, puberulum r 4w '*'P^*f*"'^' "^^'^brana- 

 augustatum, margine leviter aeuleato, valvis ndiXi/' SIT H' 7T ""^"^ 



Acacia acant,o,oia, Humb. et Bonp,. ! in WiUd sjee "vIosT "'• *^"'^'*- ^' 



Acacia Courrantiana , DC. ! Prod. ii. 465. 



acute 



Hah. Tropical Amei 



Guayaquil, SumMdt and Bonpland, and seceral others 



«.. ,aeed above among the .,...;,. —tt .S^;:':^^^^ 



•"• Aculei sparsi. rameales recti .. le.iter e»r.i, „aUdi ; petioU ine 



M. 



201. M 



scBpissime 



Legumen 



A. Gray I PI. Lindh. ii. 182 



l-S-jug^ ; foliola 5-6.juga. lineari-oblonc^ Ti 9 , , ^'"*'°°^^' glaberrima. Pinnae 

 culata. Corolla calyce quadruplo lon^ior ' T pf,, ?' ^^^""^ ''^'^'^"^' P'^'*"°- 



subbipollicare, ad 3 lin. latum, marline nudum vT'" •' ''* ^^ ^''^'^'' stipitatum, 

 ticulos 4-8 sainin, »»™>^o„..-,,.l = ""''""' ^- '^'^^«°"' pauciaculeatum. valvis in ar- 



mh. Extn,tropical North America : Mexican-Texan region. 



