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Ilah, Tropical America : North Brazil, Eastern Peru, Mulz, Mathews n. 1923, Pa^h ' 

 and apparently the same species, Panama, Sutton Kmjes. 



63. I. Mathewsana, BentK I in Eook. Lond. Journ. iv. 594. Pen-ugineo-pubescens. 

 Poliola 5-6-juga, oblonga, acuminata, majora 4-5.pollicaria, venis venulisquc utrinciiie 

 conspicuis. Spicffi ovoideae, pedunculatae, ad axillas fasciculat^e v. brevifer raccmosrr. 

 Calyx pubescens, 3 lin., corolla sericeo-villosa, 5 lin. longa. Xegumen ignotum. 



Sab. Tropical America : Eastern Peru, near Mozobamba, Mathews. 



64. I. MULTiJUGA, Benth., sp. n. Eerrugineo-tomentcUa. Eoliola 7-10-juga, oblonga, 

 subacuminata, basi rotundata, 2-4-polMcaria, utrinque pubcrula, pennivenia, reniilis 

 parum conspicuis. Spica? ovoidesB, ad axillas pedunculatae. Calyx pubescens, 4 lin., 

 corolla sericeo-villosa, fere pollicem longa. Le^^umen i'^notum. 



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Hab. Tropical America : Panama, Sutton Hayes, Fendler n. CI, and perhaps a varif 

 with rather smaller flowers, Costa Rica, (Ersted. 



Arbor 20-40-pedalis. Foliorum petiolus 6-8-poIlicaris. Glandulje scutellatte. 



65. I. Thibatjdiana, i)C..^ Frod. ii. 434 Eerrugineo-tomentella. Petiolus nud 

 V. auguste alatus ; glandulse ssepius raagnae elevatas ; foliola 4-5-juga, ovali-oblonga 

 elliptica, acuminata, majora 4-5-pollicaria, pennivenia, venulis parum conspicuis. 

 breves, axillares v. paniculatae. Calyx 2-3 Hn., corolla |-1 poll, longa. Legumen fulv( 

 tomentosmn, demum glabratum, J-1-pedale, J-1 poll. hiixnn..—Benth. in Ft. Bra. 



Mim . 



I. gladiata, Desv. ! in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 1, ix. 427. 



/. macradenia, Mart. ! Fl. Bras. n. 1096. 



/. tenuifiora, Salzm. ! Benth. in Hook. Lond. Journ. iv. 596, errore typogr. /. tenuijolia. 



Hah. Tropical America: Brazil, prov. Rio Janeiro, Bahia, and Para; Cayenne 

 Surinam, British Guiana, and, apparently the same, Tarapoto in Eastern Peru, Sprue 



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4915 ; and Cape Corrientes in Ecuador, Seemann 



petiole is someti 



wingless). 



Series 3. Pilosiusculee. Petiolus inter foliolorum paria alatus v. rarius mhnudvs. Gian- 

 dul(B sessiles v. suhsessiles. Bractece parca v. caduca. Calyx tuhilosus, pilosus, laxc 

 pubescens v. rarius suhglaber. Corolla tenuis, dense sericeo-villosa, pollice brcvior. Legti- 

 men ubi notum planum, marginibus parum elevatis. 



mild. ! Spec. iv. 1017. Glabra v. vix pubcrula. Petiolus angustc 



m. I 



alatus; glandule magn^; foliola 2-juga, ovali-elliptica, rigide coriacea, nitida, mnj 



SpicfB breviter pedunculatae, corymbosse. Calyx 4-5 Ln. longus, pul 



6-8-polli 



cens. 



villosa. Legumen 



Corolla I poll., rarius fere pollicem longa, senceo-viUosa. J^g 



culum, semipoUice \2.ims.- Benth. in Fl. Bras. Mm 



Mimosa 



Inaa noribmda Benth. ! in Hook. Journ. Bot, ii. 143, Lond. Journ. iv. 606. 



t'C/ ; ±r 1 .Pri«. : North Bra.a. Surinam, British Guiana, VcnczuoU on th. 



Huh. Tropical America 

 Orinoco, Spruce n. 3664 



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DC! Prod. ii. 432. Eufo-pilosa. Petiolus alatus apice long 



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