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Pinnge 1-jugae ; foliola S-T-jnga, oblique ovata v. obovato-oblonga, obtusa, coriacea, 

 nitida, venosa, 4-6 lin. longa. Capitula pedunculata, glabra. Calyx 1 lin., corolla ad 3 

 lin. longa. Staminum tubus inclusus v. breviter exsertus. Lecrumen Klabrum 

 lignosum, 2-2|-pollicare5 3-4 lin. latum, valvis inter margines era 



Mimosa purpurea^ Linn. Spec. 1500; Andr. Bot, Rep. t. 372. 

 Inaa vurvurea^ Willd. Spec. iv. 1021, Bot. Res:, t. 129. 



o"^""^" o 



Inga obtusifolia, Willd 

 Mimosa obtusifolia, Poi 



Calltandra obtusifolia^ 



131. 



coroensis 



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Rob. Tropical America : West Indies, Demerara, and Cumana. 



Among the numerous specimens I have now had before me, I have been una})lc to separate Knrstcn'i 

 three species as distinct varieties. The number and size of the leaflets is very variable. 



50. C. TENUIFLORA, BeutU. I in Mart, Fl. Bras. Mm. Glabra v. pubcsccns. Stipulre 

 lanceolatse. PiniiEe 1-jugae ; foliola 5-6-juga, oblique obovata v. subrhomboa, obfusa, 

 terminalia subpoUicaria, glabra, nitida. Pedunculi subsemipollicarcs. Calyx 1- " " 

 corolla 3-3i lin. longa, non striata. Staminum tubus longe exsertus. Lcgumru 



ignotum. 



Hab. Tropical America : Brazil, prov. Para. 



51 C. Magdalene, Benth. ! m Sooh Lmid. Journ. v. 102. Glabra v. vix pubcrula. 

 Stipule breves. Pinn^ 1-jugee ; foliola 15-30.juga, oblongo-linearia v. falcato-oblong. , 

 obtusa, glabra, nitida, ad 3 Hn. v. interdum 4-6 lin. longa. Pedunculi breves. Calj^ 



corolla ad 2 Un. longa. Staminum tubus exsertus. Lcgumen glabrum, sub- 



I lin^ uuruiJ-a av^ ^ xx^. .^^^ 



lignosum, crassiusculum, 4-pollicare, fere 5 lin. latum. 



Acacia Magdalene, Bert. ! in DC. Prod. ii. 455, et in Spreng. Syst. m 137. 



Sab. Tropical America : Santa Marta, ^.r^.r., P^.^e. ; Veraguas, ^...u..- 

 Bombonasa in Ecuador, Spruce 



the 



5. C. S..XKAME.SXS; Bena.! in Boole. Lond. ^^o^^n f 1^^^^^^ ^-^^ 

 Pinn. 1-jug. ; foliola B-12-ju,a, oblique o^^^^^^^ 

 dunculi tenues. Plores glabri. ^alyx ^ Im corolla 2 J 3 ^^^^o ^ 



Leffumen glabrum, 2-3.pollicare, 4 hn. latum, vaivis m 5 



longe exsertus. i^eg 



s tenuibus.-i^^. Bra^. Mim 



fasciculafa, Willd. ! Spec. iv. 10 



Mimosa fi 



mmosajascicmatu, i-yj^' ^'^-- ^^ ^ Ttin Npff 



Mai. Tropical America : Bra.il. prov. Qoyaz. R.o Neg 



and Para; Guiana and 



Columbia 



Flora 1843, 759, from the number q« 



scarcely agrees 



Pizm^B l-jng^; foUoU ZO-W-y;^. oblo.so. 



53. C. C0.0N..DKA, Bentk. f 7^-J^^/ V^luLculi breves, rigidi. Cal. . 

 linearia, subfalcata, glabra, nitida, 4-5 1^°'^°"S 4.5-poUicare, valvis inter mar 



lin., corolla 3 lin. longa. Legumen durum, glabrum, 

 gines latos crassis .. ^ 122. 



Codonandra purpurea, ll^s.rst. 1 1- ^ (,^^araien. 



Sab. Tropical America : Venezuela, prov. Coro, A 



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