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422. A. STRIATA, Sumb. et Bonpl. in Willd. Spec. iv. 1089. Pubescens. Aculei sparsi, 

 acuti, erecti, compressi. Pinnse 9-jug3e ; foliola 13-16-juga, linearia, obtusiuscula, supra 

 glabra, subtus appresse pilosa, avenia. Capitula grani piperis magnitudine, paniculata. 

 Legumen falcatum, nitidum, l|-pollicare, setis raris brevissimis obsitum. 



Mimosa sfnata, Poir. Diet. Suppl. i, 83. 



Eab. South. America, Humboldt and Bonpland. 



I laave not seen this plant. It is evidently very near the two preceding species, and ought perhaps to 

 include them both- 



423. A. Martii, Benth. ! in Sooh. Lond. Journ. i. 619. Aculei subincunri J. poly- 

 phyllcB. Polia A. paniculafcB, costa foliorum vix a marginc discreta. Panicula pul)(;:,ceii8. 



Elores A. paniculata. — Fl. Bras. Mim. 



Rob. Tropical America : Brazil, prov. Janeiro and Goyaz. 



424 A. PANICULATA, WiUd. I Spec. iv. 1074.^ Alte scandens, pubcrula. Aculei rr- 

 curvi, baud crebri, validi y. parvi. Pinnae 10-20-jug8B; foUola 20-60-juga, angusto 

 linearia, acuta, obliqua, 2 lin. longa v. minora, rigidula, supra nitida. Capitula parra, 

 ample paniculata. Legumen stipitatum, 6-8-pollicarc v. rarius subpcdale, 1 J poll, latum, 

 pube brevissime demum evanida, opacum. — Benth. in Fl. Bras. Mim. 



Mimosa paniculata, Poir. Diet. Suppl. i. 74. 



M. adherens, Mart 

 in. grandisiliqua, V 

 Acacia Clausseni.e^ 



Martin. Suppl. n. 109, non "Willd 



A. martinicemis,'Presl,Bot. Bern. 65. 

 A. microcephala, A. Rich. ! Fl. Cub. i. 469 

 Mimosa tenuifoUa, Linn. Spec. ed. i. 523, e 



temdfolia, Willd 



"Z^:^^ LZZ:.iM, spread over Brazil, Bolivia, ^ru, Ecnjad^^olun^ 

 Guiana, and tbe West Indies; also apparently the same m West tropical Afnca, from f 

 «TiPPimPTi witb voun^ flowers only from Bagroo, Mann. , . t • «r. 



specmien Wltn youn n j ^.^^^^^ subsequently reduced Iuh Mtmo.c 



The species is near the Old-World fP"^^^'^^ -^ j^^A.ts, with the nerve clo«» to th* 



ienuifolia, but is readily distinguished by the small neat rigid 



margin 



^^8^^- . , . V ,, p, Flum Ic xl t. 36, may be the same specie:, witn me pncKiw more 



I.. A BBKLA^mEKl, Senth. I in Soak. Land. Journ. i. 622. Cano-tomentclla^ in- 

 425. ^.^^^''^^"2 . ■ . f„iioi^ 30-50.juga, Unearia, ad 2 Ha. longa. subtu* v. u ru- 



nr:ltluX»»' .elutlno-puW.. <^.^U^re, M poU. ,at.». .1™ 



SaXrLn. pla- ^eruu. co.vexis plus nuuus incrassaU. 



Gray ! PL Wri 



A. tephroloba, A. iim ^- ^^- "^^^rr" ' , America Mexico, and West Texas 

 Sab. Tropical and extratrop.cal ^^^^^^^^ ; _,^^,^ ^ ^^ 



r.^. „^A u fl,f onlv when unnpe ; it often tmcKens j 



TalTtt be* omf 



The pod is flat only when unnpe , it u ^^^ .^ ^^ ^^ 



. „! i„„„ ..nv«x. The stipes vanes from under 2 hues to n 



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