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MR. G. BENTHAM ON THE MIMOSE^E. l^nga. 



sericeo-pubescens v. villosa, rarius parce strigosa. Legumen planum, ante maturitatem 

 hand crassum, glahrum v. via; puberulum. 



* Foliola Ujuga. Mores strigosi. 



48. I. MARTiNiCENsis, Fresl ! Symh. i. 65, t. 42. Perrugineo-pubescens. Foliola 

 2-juga, obovata, pilosula, 4-5-pollicaria. Spicse breviter pedunculatae, densissime ob- 

 longo-cylindracese, IJ-pollicares. Mores sessiles, strigosi. Calyx 1 J lin. longus ; corolla 

 3 lin. longa, usque ad calycem 5-fida. Staminum tubus inclusus. Legumen ignotum. 



Griseh. Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 227, pro parte. 



Mimosa coriacea, Sieb. ! Fl. Martin, n. 325. 



Hab. Tropical America : West Indies, Martinica, Sieber. 



49. I. DOMiNiCENSis, Benth., sp. n. Glabra v. pilis raris conspersa. Foliola 2-juga, 

 ovato-lanceolata v. oblongo-elliptica, obtusa, nitida, 3-4-pollicaria. Spicse breyiter pedun- 

 culatoe, dense oblongo-cylindracese, IJ-poUicares. Flores pedicellati, parce strigillosi. 

 Calyx linea paullo longior. Corolla infundibularis, fere 3 lin. longa, tubo calycem ex- 

 cedcnte. Staminum tubus inclusus. Legumen ignotum. 



/. martinicensis , Griseb. ! Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 227, pro parte. 



Hab. Tropical America : "West Indies, Dominica, Imi^ay. 



Certainly allied to /. martinicensis ; but tbe two species, placed side by side, have a very different 

 aspect. 



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Foliola pier a que v. omnia bijuga. Corolla 



50. I. LEIOCALTCINA, Benth. ! in ILooh. Lond. Journ. iv. 598. Puberula. Foliola 

 2-juga, ovali-oblonga v. elliptica, nitida, majora 4-5-pollicaria. Spicee dens^, vix demum 

 semipoUicares, longe pedunculatae. Calyx glaber, 2 lin. longus ; coroUa duplo lono-ior, 

 sericeo-villosa. Legumen 6-10-pollicare, | poll, latum. — Fl. Bras. Mini. 



I. muUijlora, Benth. ! in Hook. Lond. Journ. iv. 598. 



consper 



Hab. Tropical America : North Brazil, Cayenne, British Guiana. 



51. I. DTJMosA, Benth. ! in Mart. Fl. Bras. Mim. Glabra v. pilis raris 

 Foliola bijuga, subsessilia, ovaK-elliptica y. oblonga, nitida, majora semipedalia. Sp 

 breves, densse, longe pedunculatae. Calj-s adpresse pubescens, 2-2^ lin. longus*; corolla 

 sericeo-villosa, ad 5 lin. longa. Legumen pluripollicare, f-l^poU. latum 



/. splendens, Benth. ! in Spruce, PI. Exs., non Willd. 



Hab. Tropical America : N orth Brazil. 



52. I. STRIGILLOSA, Spruce ! in Mart. Fl. £ras. Mim. Puberula Foliola 2 iuca 

 longiuscule petiolulata, ovali-elliptloa y. oblonga, acuminata, minute pUosula, maiora 

 semipedalia. Spicse breves, densae, longe pedunculata,. Calyx pubescens 2 lin corolla 



Ulosa 4 lin. lonsra 



Legumen pubescens, 3-6-pollicare, f-l poU. latum 



Hab. Tropical America : North Brazil 



53 I KrriNEKVis, ^ruce !, Benth. in Mart. Fl. Brc^. Mim. Tube nitente rufesoens. 

 FoMa 2.juga, ovali-oblonga, acuminata, pagina inferiore margins nerviformi et oosta 

 pagma, supenons rafo-pubescentibus, majora 6-7-pollicaria. Spicse breves dens* 





