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MIMOSE^. 545 



37. C. PEDiCELLATA, Benth. ! in Hook. Lond. Journ. iii. 102. Glabra r. pilosiila. 

 Stipulae postice spinescentes. Pinnae l-jugse ; foliola 4-7-juga, oblonga, obtusa, coriaoon, 

 2-3 lin. longa. Pedicelli calyce duplo longiores. Legumen sericeo-villosum, 3-4-polli- 

 care, valvis inter margines crassos coriaceis. 



Sah. Tropical America : Hayti, Elirenberg in Herb. Berol. 



Possibly a variety of C. htRmatomma, remarkable for the pedicellate flowers. 



(See also 77, C. turbinata, 83. C. Tweedii, and 90. C. Peckollii, in which the flowers arc usually 

 pedicellate, but the pedicels shorter than the calyx.) 



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Series 4. Nitid^e. 



Pinnse 1- v. plurijugae; foliola bi- pluri- saipius Tnriltijnga, p;n-\a, rariii*^ scnripoUiccm 

 excedentia, rigidula, supra plus minus nitida. Pcdunculi axillarcs v. in ramvilis abbns 

 viatis subterminales, v. capitula sessilia. Flores in capitulo sestjilcs v. rariiis prdiccilo 

 calyce breviore fulti. Corolla ssepius striata. Pilamenta rubra purpurea v. nirius nlba. 



* J?inncB unijtfffCB. 



+ Americana f petiolo cglanduloso. 



38. 0. COLLETIOIDES, Griseb. ! in Mem. Amer. Acad. viii. 180. Spina btipulnrps 

 rectse. Folia minima; pinnse l-jugae; foliola 2-3-juga, addito infimo extcriorc, obornta, 

 coriacea, llin. longa. Pedunculi brevissimi. Plorcs sericei. Legumen l-li-polHcans 

 cano-sericeum. — Hook. Ic. Fl. t. 1167. 



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Hab, Tropical America : Cuba, Wright. 



39. C. H^MATOMMA, Scnth. I in Hook. Lond. Journ. iii. 103. Glabra v. pilosa. 

 stipulares (dorsales) rectae. Pinnse 1-jugse ; foliola 4-8-juga, oblonga, obtusa, 

 longa. PeduncuU graciles. Plores sa^pius sericeo-pilosi. Calyx vix lincam, corolla 

 3 lin. longa. Legumen 3-4-pollicare.— G^ri^^J. FL Brit. W. Ind. 224. 



2-3 



Mimosa 



Mdm* Leff* 448 



Hab. Tropical America, West Indies, Cuba, Jamaica, St. Domimro, Bahamas 



specimens 



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fruit, and which are probably luxuriant barren branches of C. A^a/omma, with 10 to 13 prtir^of !«»flHs 

 to the pinnae, 



40. C. CHU.EKSIS, Benth. ! in Booh. Zand. Journ. iu. inx PUis apprcsM, cancspms. 

 Stipute par™, subspinescentes. Pinnae l-jug^ ; folioU S-S-juga, Clonga oMu«a v. 

 acutiuscl, H T.Tix 2 lin. longa. Pedunculi somipolhcaro. Calyx 2 lm„ cor, . 

 4 lin. longa. Legumen putescens, li-poUicare, i lin. latum, valr,s ,nter margme. T.ld- 

 incrassatos rigide membranaceis. 



Acacia nigra, Clos ! in C. Gay, Fl. Chil. ii. 253. 



Hab Extratroplcal South America : Chili, Bridges. C. Gay. 



Ai r «...TTTs Benth f in Hook. Journ. Bot, ii. 141; Zond. Journ. iii. 103. Glabra 



acLseula, ^ rarius 4 lin. f^" ^^'2,^^ l^^r^^^^^^^ ^L T^ 



glabri. Calyx 1 Hn., coroUa 2 hn. longa, striata. jje-,umcu ^ 

 Hab, Tropical America : Brazil, prov. Bahia. ^ ^ ^ 



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