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312. A. HEFiciENs, Wawra et I^eyr. Sert. Beng. 15. Canescens demum glabrata. 

 Spinse minores recurvse, auctae desunt. Pinnae 3-4-jug8e; foliola 8-12-juga, oblonga, 

 2 J-3 lin. longa, glabra, glauca. Inyolucellum prope basin pedunculi. Legumen rectum 

 V. curvulum, compressum, obsolete puberulum, 3-3J-pollicare, G-8 lin. latum, obscure 



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venosum, bivalve. — Oliv. Fl. Ti^op. Afr. ii. 348. 



Hah. South-west tropical Africa, Wawra^ Welwitsch. I have not seen the specimens. 



** Legumen angustius^ scepe tortile. 



313. A. PLANiFUONS, Wight et Am. ! Fl. Fenins. Ind. Or. 27G. Subglabrn. Spiiuu 

 minores recurvse, auctse longse rectse albae subulate v. inflataj. Pinnu) 5-6-jugfr ; foliola 

 10-12-juga, linearia, obtusa, 1-lJ lin. longa. Involucenuni infra niedium j)edu]U'uli 

 tenuis persistens. Legumen turgidum v. subteres, contortnm, gla1>rum, 4-C lin. latum. 



Hab. Tropical Asia : East-Indian peninsula. 



Occurs in many old collections as Mimosa eburnea. Sec tlie note under Acacia eburnca. ' 



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314 A. LiTAKUKENSis, ^wrc/^. .^ 2Va». ii. 452. Puberula. Spin :e minores uiicinnf'»- 

 recurvse, auctse in speciminibus desunt. Pinnae 4-6-jugx ; foliola 9-13-juga anguslo 

 oblonga, obtusa, 1-lJ lin. longa. Involucellum prope basin pedunculi cadiicum v. 0. 

 Legumen tortile, ad 3 lin. latum, valvis convexis tenuiter venosis.— IZ;/;t. ct Sond. Fl. 



Cap. ii. 283. *: 



Hab. Subtropical South-central Africa, near Litakun, Burchell', also in Baincs's 



collection. 



815. A. HETERACANTHA, Burch. ! Trav. i.389. MoUiter tomentoso-pubcsccns. Spina' 

 minores uncinato-recurv^, auctge rectse, albge, 1-2-poUicares. Pinnae 5-10-jn?fr ; folioli 

 10-15-juga, oblongo-linearia, rigidula, 1-1^ lin. longa. Involucelluni infra mcdmm v. 

 prope basin pedunculi caducum v. 0. " Legumen lineare."-irarz;. et Sond. Fl. Cap. 



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Hab. Extratropical South Africa : Vaal river, Burchell, Shaw. 



I have not seen the pod ; there are none on Burchell's specimens. 



316. A. SPIHOCARPA, Sochst. ! A. Bich. Fl. Abyss, i. 239. Pubcsccus. Spina, minor.- 

 recurva=, auct^ reot,B l-2i.pollicares. Run.. 4-10-ju^ ; foliola 7-15.jusa, oblong,.- 

 linearLa. Mi lin. longa. Involucellum infra medium peduacuh minimum v ,nt.r,l m 

 u«uc..... Legr^en elongatum, contortum, tomentosum <l.mun, turgiaom. 3-4 Im. 

 \^t^ ^Schweinf. in Unn<ea, xxxr. 322, t. 4-6; Oliv. Fl. Trap. Afr^n.Zh% 



Zb. Tropical and subtropical North-east Africa: Abyssin.a, >ub>a. S,.nuaar and 



deficiens 



Cordofan 



•r -n n T?I Fir Illustr ex eiusd PI. CaiJI. 21, may be, according to Schweuifurth 

 gnmrmfera, Delile Fl. H- Ulustr. ex eju.a. i > mentlouvd by name 



A. spirocarpa. Delile's name was taken irom me muau.. y»».".v- -. - 

 in M. ^g. Arab. p. cxxiv, and certainly not the same as ^^^^-^^^^^^^ 

 A Petersiana BoUe in ^Pet.Mossamb. Bot. 4, which is unknown to l. 



J: fe^n'ot identical with A sp.ocarpa. The f.uit ^^^^^ 

 Mimosa tortUis, Forsk. Fl. M^. Arab. 176, most be either A. nprrocarpa A 

 given is insufficient for determination. 



ifera, Forsk., mentioned My name 



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