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Spicae tenues, laxiflorae. Calyx breviter lobatus. Legumen falcato-oblongum, nunc 1-2 



poUicare, supra medium 



poll, latum, nunc dimidio majus, basi Ion 



gustatum 



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valvis planis crassis duris oblique venosis. — M. Atistral. ii. 410. 

 JSab, Tropical East Australia. 



269. A. CALYCULATA, A. Cuun. ! JBenth, in Hook. Lond. Journ. i. 379. Glabra v. cinereo- 

 glaucesceas, ramulis complanatis acutangulis. Phyllodia falcato-oblonga, 2-3-pollicaria, 

 ad 6 lin. lata, crassiuscula, nervis paucis tenuiter prominulis, numerosisque tenuissimis 

 confertim parallelis vix anastomosantibus . Spicse tenues. Calyx pubescens, sinuato- 

 dentatus. Legumen immaturum ei A. aulacocarpce simile, planum, durum, oblique 

 venosum. — Fl. Austral, ii. 410. 



Kab, Tropical East Australia. 



270. A. CRAssiCARPA, A. Cunn. ! Benth. in Rook. Lond. Journ. i. 379. Glabra v. sub- 

 canescens, ramulis teretiusculis. Phyllodia falcato-oblonga, 5-8-pollicaria, 1-2 poll, lata, 

 nervis nonnulKs prominulis basi cum margine confluentibus, numerosisoue tenuissimis 



parallelis vix v. non anastomosantibus 



tenues, laxiusculse 



tatus 



Calyx sinuato-den 



Legumen oblongum, 2-3-pomcare, j-l poll, latum, basi obliquum, valvis plani 

 duris oblique venosis. — M. Austral, ii. 410. 



Rah. Tropical Nortb and North-east Australia 



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271. A. ATJEICXJLIFORMIS, A. Cwin 



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Benth. in Rook. Lond. Journ. i. 877. Glabra 



Phyllodia falcato-oblonga, 5-8-pollicaria, 1-2 poll lata, crebre parallel 



losa, nervis nonnullis basi cum margine confluentibus ut in ^. crassicarpa 



PlO] 



gnoti 



Legumen durum, 6-8 lin. latum et oblique venosum, valde contortum 



Benth. Fl. Aust) 



gulariter subspirale, margine exteriore saepe profunde sinuato 

 ii. 411. 



Rab. Tropical North and North-east Australia. 



Evidently near the New-Caledonian A, spirorbis ; and possibly further specimens may show them to be 

 ratlier varieties only of one species. 



272. A. SPIRORBIS, LaUll. ! Sert. Austr, Caled. 69, t. 69 



Phyl 

 lodia falcato-oblonga v. lanceolata, 3-4.pollicaria, 3-6 lin. lata, coriacea. tenuissime mul 



Glabra, subarlauca 



tinervia. Spicge elon^atse, laxse 



Calyx sinuato-dentatus 



venosum, u-regulariter spu-ale, marginibus continuis 

 Rab. New Caledonia. 



Legumen 4-6 lin. latum 



E. Dimidiatae 



bus inter se distantibus, basi pi 

 reticulato-penn ivei 



Phyllodia ampla,lata, valde obliqua v. falcafa, nervis S-5 prominenti 



mmus ad v. prope marginem confluentibus, inter 



273. A. LATiFOLiA, Benth. ! in Rook. Lond. Journ. i. 382 

 acutanguHs. Phyllodia obUque ovato-rhombea v. falcata 3- 



Glabra, gl 



ramulii 



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nervis 3-5 basi confluentibus 



Spicae laxee 



Plores plerique 4-meri 



6-poUicaria, lJ-2 poll, lata 



Legumen (immaturum) planum, marginibus nerviformibus 2 

 Fl. Austral. Vi.4,\\. 



Rab. Tropical North Australia. 



Caly 



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4-pollicare, ad 3 lin. latum 



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