﻿Mimosa.'] MR. G. BENTHAM ON THE MIMOSE^E. 435 



berrima. Pinnae 4-6-jugae, vix 41in. longse, petiolo filiformi; foliola 6-10-juga, oblongo- 

 linearia, obtusissimaj vix lineam longa. Legumen ignotum. 

 Sab. Tropical America : Brazil, pro v. Minas Geraes. 



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** BractecB striatce, corolla longiores, in capitulo junior e cumjloribus imbricafce et ultra 



alabastros prominentes . 



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248. M. BiJUGA, Benth. I in SooTc. Journ. Bat. iv. 398. Truticosa v. suffruticosa, 

 inermis v. rarius minute aculcolata, parce glanduloso-pilosa. ^ Pinnse 2-3-juga) ; foliola 

 multijuga, linearia, 2-4 lin. longa. Legumen longe stipitatum, l-J-2-poll 

 latum, setulosum et glanduloso-pilosum, valvis 8-lO-articulatis. — Fl. Bras. Jfhn. 



Sab. Tropical America : Brazil, prov. Piauliy and Gopz. 



249. M. LUPULiNA, Benth. f in Mook. Journ. Bat. iv. 399. Fruiicosa, inermis, riifo- 

 Mrta. Pinna) 6-10-jugge ; foliola 20-30-juga, linearia, glabra, l-'i lin. longa. Legumen 

 sessile, pollicare, 2 lin. latum, setosum, valvis pluriarticulatis.— i^/. Bras. Mim. 



Kab. Tropical America : Brazil, prov. Minas Geraes and Goyaz. 



250. M. ERACHYCAUPA, BeutJi. I in UooTc. Journ. Bot. iv. 410. Fruticosa, mcrinis 

 strigoso-bispida. Pinn^ 4-8-jugse ; foliola multijuga, linearia, J-li lin. longa. Legumen 

 sessile, obovato-oblongum, subsemipoUicare, 2-2^ lin. latum, undiquc hispidum, valvis 



indivisis.— i^^. Bras. Mim. 



Sab. Tropical America : Brazil, prov. Minas Geraes and Goyaz. 



Series 9. Asperate. Frutices suffmtices v. herbw, aculeati v. rarius inermes, setosl 

 hirsuti strigosi v. rarius glabrati. Pinnce pluri- v. multijugcB, rarissime l-jugce, petiolo 

 inter pinnas scepissime setifero. Foliola parva, scepius multijuga. Capifula globosa v. 

 subglobosa, axlllaria v. ad apices ramorum racemosa. Flores mlgo ^-meri S-andri, hinc 

 inde b-meri, rarissime S-meri. Calyci> minutus. Corolla m^mbranacea, nan striata. Le- 

 gumen lineare oblongum v. obomtum, planum, undique setosum strigosum hispidum v. 

 glandulosum, rarissime glabrum, valvis in articulos solvendis 



guishcs 



Habbasice 



Some of 



the subseries Sckraniioide. come near to a few of the Rubicaules, but may genera ly bo ^'^''"S^^;"? *^ 



seta between the pinna, or other minor eharaeters, besides the habit, which, bkc hat of the £.m.mo« 

 Spiciflor., had induced the placing of several of them before the fruit was kuowu m the genu. 

 Schrankia. 



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Capitula axillaria v. subracemosa. Legumen breve, latum, l-^^rttculatum 



(DOEMIENTES) 



251 M. DOBMIBNS. Humb. et MonpU in mild. Spec. ir. 1035. Pmt.cosa procumb-nis, 

 substrigoso-hirsuta. Acolei recti, sparsi v. in petiolis oppositL Pmn« S-G-j ugx ; fohoU 

 r20-juga, liuearia, 2-4 lin. longa. Lesumcn sessUe, semipolhoare, 4 hn. latum, ap.ee 

 oblique troncatum, hii-sutum, articulis valde obliqui. latioribus quam longis.-J?. Bra.. 



Mim 



M. humilis, Humb. et BonpL I in Willd 

 M. intermedia, Kunth 1 Mim. 16, t. 6. 



