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lon^e V. breviter setoso-hirsutissimum, valvis late breviterque multiarticulatis.— i^/ 

 £ras. Mim. ; Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. ii. 335. ; DQ.! M4m. Le(j. t. 63. 



M. pigra, Linn. I.e. 



M. polyacantha, Willd. Spec. iv. 1034. 



M. hispida, WiUd. I c. 1037. " 



M. canescens, Willd. 1. c. 1038. 



M.pellita, Humb. et Bonpl. ! in "Willd. 1. c. 1037; Kunth, Mim. 27, t. 9. 



M. ciliata, Willd. ! Enum. Hort. Berol. 1048. 



M. sicarioj Hoffmans, Verz. ex DC. Prod. ii. 428. 



M. bellatriw, Hoffmans. Verz. ex Steud. Nom. Bot. ed. 2. 



M. Habbas, Delile, Fl. Eg. Illustr. 31 ; Cent. PI. Afr. Caill. 24. 



M. procumbens, Schum. et Thonn. Beskr. PI. Guin. 324. 



Bab. Througliout tropical America, and >Yidely spread over tropical and subtropical 

 Africa and the Mascarene islands. Occurs also in East-Indian collections, but probably 

 only from botanic gardens. 



263. M. ELLiPTiCA, Benth. I in SooTc. Journ. Bot. iv. 400. Eruticosa, sparse setoso- 



hispida. Aculei spar si, recti v. recurvi. Pinnae 7-10-jug9e; foliola multijuga, linearia, 



2-3 lin. longa, vix pilosula. Capitula oblongo-elliptica. Legumen l-l^-pollicare, 4-5 



lin. latum, parce v. copiose setosum, vaUis late breviterque multiarticulatis.— jF/. Bras. 

 Mim. 



Sab. Tropical America: Brazil, prov. Kio Janeiro. 



264. M. ciNEREA, Veil. Fl. Flum. Ic. xi. t. 35. Eruticosa, procumbens v. subscandens, 

 appresse stngosa. Aculei parvi, subrecurvi. Pinnae 6-10-juga^; foliola 20-30-iu^a, 

 Imearia, 2-3 rarius 4 lin. longa, glabra, ciliata. Capitula globosa. Legumen 1-2-polli- 



care, 4-5 Im. latum, brevissime appresseque setosum, yalvis 4-10-articulatis.~i^/ Bras. 

 Mim. 



Bab. Tropical and subtropical South America : Brazil, prov. Rio Janeiro and southern 

 provmces, common along the Uruguay. 



This and the preceding species are certainly very near to M a<tnprntn 1.,,+ „ ^ 



fnrm« ^f ^k^\^^^ \- 1 J' ^^ J' "t^df to ivi. osperatu, but appear to me to constitute 



IZto "s^r" ™'" ■""• '''-' "^''^*^^"^^ '^'^°^''- <="— -«^i-t to entitle 



Var. ? puhescens. Frutex pube molli canescens. striV,« ^^..n.. ^^+ :„..-_ -r ., 



Urazil, prov. Goyaz. Pos- 



from Burchell^s specimen. 



>ty of M. asperata, but as 



265. M. Weddelliana, Benth. ! in Mart. Fl Bras M,'m p +■ . ■ 



sparsi,rari. Pinn. unijug.; foliola multijuga obLj 3 4 1- ^r^^ ^'"'" 



7-11-venosa ciliata P-laWn Pa^u i !t^^ ' oblonga, 3-4 Im. longa, subtus parallele 

 7 11 yenosa ciliata, glabra. Capitula globosa. Legumen sub-2-pollicare 5-6 lin latum 

 strigosum, br'-iviter lateque multiarticulatum. P^^ntare, o b im. latum, 



Sab. Tropical America: Brazil, prov. Matto^rosso. 



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Capitula minima 



266. M. MicROCEPHAiA, Sumb. et Boml ' im. W,iii ^ ■ 



ran.osissima. hispidula, hahitu Ca«.V»<e J ,.i^"t .f'" "v''''' ''"'*"°" 



-Ola ...0,u,, hnea s.pius hre.ora. ,lah^ .Sta:TJ J^l SS 



