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Acacia esculenta, Moc. et Sess. in DC. Prod. ii. 470, 

 Mimosa esculent a y Herb. Pavon. ! 



Kah. Tropical America : Mexico, Jlhde {Serb. Berol) ; New Spain, Herb. Pavon. 



Hamuli crassly lineis elevatis a quoque folio decurrentibus angulati v. angustissime alati, uti folia oculo 

 armato minutissime puberuli apparent, vix demum glabrati. Foliorum petiolus communis 6-10-pollicaris, 

 acute 3-aiigulatus, glandula prope basin magna oblonga. Pinuse 2i-3-pollicares. Foliola anguste line- 

 aria, fere dimidiata, costa submarginali. Peduuculi crassi, |-l-pollicares, fasciculati, in raccmum brevem 

 terminalem dispositi. Capitula globosa, dense multiflora, absque staminibus semipolliccm diamctro. 

 Bracteae minimse. Flores sessiles v. subsessiles, glabri. Calyx fere 1^ lin. longus, campanulatus, meni- 

 branaceus, lobis 5 brevibus rotundatis, sestivatione aperta vix valvata. Corolla 2-2^ longa, petalis a basi 

 solutis lineari-spatbulatis sestivatione valvatis. Stamina 10, corolla dimidio longiora. Autberifi majus- 

 cuIbb, glabrae. Ovarium glabriim. 



3. L: diversifolia, Bentk! in Rook. Journ. Bot. iv. 417. Hamuli subtcrotos. 

 Stipulge parvae. Pinnae 4i-l7-jugae ; glandula pctiolaris magna; foliola 20-00-juga, 

 linearia, 2-3 lin. longa. Tlores glabri. Corolla calycc duplo longior. Lcgumcn stipi- 

 tatum, 3-4-pollicare, 6-7 lin. latum, glabrum, nitidulum. 



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Nov. ii. 41 fATjliandl. Akad, Wiss 



Hab. Tropical America : Mexico, Herb. Tavon., Schiedc, and many others. 



4. L. PULVERULENTA, Beuth. ! in JIooTc. Journ. Bot. iv. 417. Bamuli striati, pulTCraceo- 

 tomentelli. Stipulse minimae. Pinnae 15-18-jugae ; glandula pctiolaris oblonga ; foliola 

 fere 60-juga, linearia, 2-2J lin. longa. Plores tomcntosi. Corolla calyce subquadruplo 

 longior. Legumen stipitatum, semipedale, 7-9 lin. latum, glabrum, nitidulum. 



Acacia pulverulenta, Scblecbt. ! in Linnsea, xii. 571. 



Acacia esculenta, Mart, et Gal. ! in Bull. Acad. Brux, x. pars ii. 312. 



Hab. Tropical America : Mexico, Schiede, Galeoitit Berlandier ; and also a very young 

 specimen in Herb. Linn, appears to be this species. 



5. L. GLAUCA, Benth. ! in SooJc. Journ. Bot. iv. 416. Ramuli subteretes, minute to- 

 mentelli v. glabrati. Stipulae parvae, caducae. Pinnae 4^-8-jugaB; foliola 10-20-juga, 

 linearia, 4-6 lin. longa. Flores cano-puberuli. Corolla calycc duplo longior. Legumt-n 

 breviter stipitatum, 4-6-pollicare, 4-6 lin. latum, glabrum. 



Mimosa glauca, Linn. Spec. 1504. 



Acacia glauca, Willd. Spec. iv. 1075. 



Mimosa leucocephala, Lam, ! Diet. i. 12. 



Acacia leucocephala, Link. Enum. Hort. Berol. ii. itl. 



Acacia biceps, Willd. ! Spec. iv. 1075. 



Mimosa biceps, Poir. Diet. Suppl. i. 75. 



Acacia frondosa, Willd. Spec. iv. 1076. 



Mimosa f rondos a, Klein, in Poir. Diet. Suppl. i. 'JQ. 



Hab. Common in the warmer rci?ions both of the New and the Old World, but in most 



cases planted or introduced ; most probably of North Amencan ongm. 



** Foliola paucijuga, majorat latiuscula. 

 6. L. RETUSA, Benth. ! in A, Gray, Bl, Wright. I 04. Subglabra. Pinna3 2-5-jugaj 

 foliola 6-8-juga, oblique obovata v. late oblonga, acutiuscula obtiisa v. retusa, 6-10 lin 



