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i)enulis inter nervos reticulatis. StipulcB mimdce v. {nee ut in A. urophyUa spi: 

 Hescentes). 



207. A. BiNEKVATA, DC. Frod. ii. 452. Glabra. Pliyllodia falcato-oblonga v. lan- 

 ceolata, 3-4-pollicaria, inter nervos 2-3 penniyenia. Pedunculi tenues, ad axillas race- 

 mosi, racemo demum in ramum foliatum excrescente. Calyx sinuato-dentatus. Legu- 

 inen elongatum, planum, tenue, 6-8 lin. latum, intus aouimxmm. -^Benth. Fl. Amtrat. 



ii. 390 



Muell. ! in Journ. Linn. Soc 



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Sab. Tropical North Australia and extratropical East Australia. 



It is possible that I may have confounded two species; hut Schnltz's Port-Darwin specimons (infloM'cr) 

 closely resemble several of those from New South Wales. F. ]\lueller's fruiting specimens from the Upper 

 Roper river have a rather different aspect ; but I can find no distinctive character. 



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208. A. LATESCENS, BentJi. ! in Hooh. Lond. Journ. i. 380. Glabra. Phyllodia fal- 

 cato-lanceolata, obtusa, 6-9-pollicaria, venis inter nervos 2-3 paucis reticulatis v. sub- 

 parallelis. Pedunculi tenues, ad axillas fasciculati. Calyx brevissime dentatus. Lcgu- 

 men subplanum, 4-5-pollicare, \ poll, latum, marginibus baud incrassatis, valvis rcticu- 



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latis, intus inter semina subseptatum. — Fl. Austral, ii. 391. 



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Sab. Tropical Australia : north and north-west coast. 



The foliage is sometimes nearly the same as in J. hinervata^ but the inflorescence and pod very 

 different. 



209. A. SEUiCATA, A. Cunn. ! Benth. in Sook. Lond. Journ. i. 380. Glabra glauca v. 

 minute subfarinaceo-puberula. Phyllodia late falcata, obtusa, 3-4-pollicaria, medio 

 1-lJ poll, lata, apice basique contracta, in ramis sterilibus longiora, inter nervos 3-4 di- 

 stantes basi cum margine confluentes reticulata. Legumen planum, glaucum, 3-5.polli- 



care, 1-lJ poll, latum, marginibus anguste carinato-subalatis, valvis tenuibus reticulatis 

 inter semina (pulpa ?) subseptatum. — Fl. Austi^al. ii. 391. 



A.platycarpa, F. Muell. ! in Journ. Linn. Soc. iii. 145. 



Mab. Tropical Australia : north and north-west coasts. 



210. A. FLAVESCENS, A. Cunti. ! Benth. in Hook. Lond. Journ. i. 381. Junior cano- 



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V. flavescenti-tomentosa, glabrescens. Phyllodia late falcata, acuminata, 4-8-pollicaria, 

 medio 1-3 poll, lata, inter nervos 2-3 apice ad marginem glanduliferos reticulata. 

 Capitula breviter pedunculata (subpaniculata ?). Sepala anguste spathulata. Legumen 

 planum, S-S-poUicare, f poll, latum, coriaceum,.reticulatum, marginibus vix incrassatis. 



Fl. Austral, ii. 391. 

 ' Hab. Tropical East Australia. 



211. A. BETiVENiA, F. Muell ! Fragm. Fhytogr. Austral iii. 128. Tomento canescentc 

 sublanato undique vestita. Phyllodia oblique obovata v. suborbiculata, obtusissima, 

 crassa, lf-2-poUicaria, inter nervos 3-4 reticulata. Pedunculi ad axillas phyllodiorum 

 superiorum multo minorum brevissimi. Calyx breviter lobatus. Legumen ignotura, 



Benth. Fl. Austral ii. 392. 

 Sab. Tropical Australia : northern interior. 



