﻿484 MR. G- BENTHAM ON THE MIMOSEiE- [Acacia 



, Subseries 8. Juliflorss: Thyllodia verticaliter compressa v. raniis teretia^ in caulem 

 articulata, plurinervia v. rarius \-nerx)ia^ oMusa v. acuta rarius siihpungentia. Spic(B 

 cylindracece^ densce v. interruptcB^ rarius dum sessiles hreviter ohlongw. 



This includes all the spicate phyllodineous Acaci(S except A. triptera, which has decurrcnt phyllodia, 

 and a few of the Pungentes^ which have no immediate affinity with any of the following groups. Several 

 of the species of this subseries are very difficult to identify without the fruit. This is especially the case 



different pods. 



undistinguishable as to foliag 



A. Rigidulae. JBJiyllodia plmia^ recta obliqua v. leviter falcatat scepkis obtusa v. mu- 

 crone calloso glandiiloso v. curvo terminata^ specierum priorum brevia, uUimarum 3-4- 

 pollicaria. Spicce demce {excepta A. megalantlia) , Mores plerique 5-meri. 



212. A. AMENTiFERA, F. Muell. ! in Journ. Linn. Soc. iii. 141. Glabra. Phyllodia 

 saepe fasciculata, oblique oblonga, obtusa, 2-4 lin. longa, coriacea, enervia v. obscure 

 2-iiervia. Spicge sessiles, densae. Sepala distincta, angusta. Legumen ignotum. 

 Benth. M. Austral, ii. 392. 



Sab. Tropical Nortb-west Australia. 



213. A. WiCKHAMi, Benth. ! in Book. Lond. Journ. i. 377. Glabra, ssepe glauca v 

 resinosa. Phyllodia oblique ovata v. falcato-oblonga, obtusa, undulata, rarius semipol 

 Ucem excedentia, nervis pluribus tenuibus v. 2-3 magis prominulis. Spicae peduncu 

 latae, densaB. Calyx sinuato-dentatus. Legumen planum, crassum, lignosum, oblique 

 venosum, sub-2-pollicare, supra medium 2 lin. latum.— i?7. Austral, ii. 392. 



Sab. Tropical Nortb and Nortb-west Australia. 



J\t.^' If siPHLCEA, F. Muell. ! in Journ. Linn. Soo. iii. 137, Glabra, s^pe resinosa, 

 PhyUodia oblique lineari-oblonga linearia y. oblanceolata, s^pius obtusa, f-l-poUicaria, 

 crassa, ngida, obscure y. prominule 3-5-neryia. Spic^ pedunculate, tenues, densiflor^, 

 Sepala basi breviter connata. Legumen planum, durum, sublignosum, 1-2-poUicare, 

 3-6 Im. latum, valvis reticulatis.— ^^^?f^. Ft. Austral, ii. 393 

 Sab. Tropical North and North-west Australia. 



»uwt ™;°™^^' :^^»'!'- ' : ^'""^- ^ond. Journ. i. 371. Glabra v. leviter viscose 

 pubescens. Phyllodm Imearxa obtusa, M^polUcaria, ad 1 lin. lata, obscure l-Bsrvia. 



striatis. margimbus nervifonm-mcrassatis.-^. Auslral ii 393 

 Mab. Tropical North Australia. ' ' 



cori,... L.;. 9^ 2^:T^' °^^'"^^ V. lanceolata. 1-2-pollicaria, 3-7 lin. lata, 



2-4 maiginibusque nerviformibus prominulis. venuKs 



crebris anastomo 



santibus. Stipule paryje fuscEP ^nW ,:" ^^"^"^^^«' ^^^^^^s crebris anasiomu- 



f^oUe solvendL. ieg^^IrLaS Tu^^ ^^TiT ^^^^^^^ '^1 ^ ""'m 

 toTrmhns.-Benth. Fl. Amtral. ii. 393. ^ ^ ^^*"'"' ""^'giMbus nervJ- 



Mab. Tropical Norti-west Australia' and northern interior 



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