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BENTHAM ON THE MIMOSE^. . [^»5'«- 



139. I. BAHiENSis, Benth. I in Hooh. Lond. Journ. iv. 618. Eolia flores et inflo- 

 rescentia I. ingoides, nisi spicse magis corymbosse, et corolla ratione calycis sublongior. 

 Leo-umen I. affitiis, semipedale, 8-9 lin. latum, marginibus valde dilatatis, facies tamen 



non obtegentibus.— i^/. Bras. Mim. 



Sab. Tropical America : Brazil, prov. Babia, and, if rightly determined, also E,io 

 Janeiro, Minas Geraes, and Goyaz ; but the specific characters require further investi- 

 gation. 



140. I. SESSiLis, Mart. I Serb, Fl. Bras. 114. Rufo-velutina. Eoliola 5-7-juga, 

 oblon'T'a v. ovali-lanceolata, acuminata, majora 3-5-pollicaria. Spicse axillares, inter- 

 rupte pauciflorse. Flores sessiles. Calyx crassus, ovoideo-campanulatus v. inflatus, 7-14 

 lin. lono-us. Corolla villosissima, calyce parum v. dimidio longior. Legumen rufo-hirsu- 

 tissimum, crassum, semipedale, 1-1 J poll, latum, rectum v. arcuatum, margine exteriore 

 irresrulariter incrassato. — FL Bras. Mim. 



Mimosa sessilis, Veil. Fl. Flum. Ic. xi. t. 21. 



Inga calycinay Beuth. ! in Hook. Loud. Journ. iv. 612. 



Sab. Tropical America : Brazil, proy. Rio Janeiro and Minas Geraes. 



The calyx, although very variable in size, is always large, nearly of the shape of that of Affomea, but 

 thicker. The pod is a very distinct one. 



XXIX. Affonsea, St.-Hil. 



Benth. et Hook. Gen. PI. i. 599. 



The genus is confined to Southern tropical Brazil. 



1. A. DENSiFLORA, BentJi. ! in Sook. Bond. Journ. v. 76. Petiolus nudus. Foliola 

 3-4-juga, oblonga, acuminata, nitida, plana, glabra, majora 5-6-pollicaria. Bractese 

 cum floribus in spica brevi densa imbricatae. Calyx 8 lin. longus. Corolla poUicaris. 

 Legumen ignotum. — Fl. Bras. Mim. 



Sab. Brazil, prov. Bahia. 



2. A. JUGLANDiFOLiA, St.-SH. ! Voy . Biam. i. 385. Petiolus interrupte alatus. Poliola 

 2-4-juga, ovali- v. elliptico-oblonga, vix acuminata, tenuiter coriacea, nitidula, plana, 

 majora 4-6-pollicaria. Spica laxa, bracteis patentibus caducisve. Calyx 9-10 lin. 

 longus. Corolla pauUo longior. Legumen \.^mA\kVi\ .—B enth , I in Fl. Bras. Mim. 



A. comosa, Benth. ! in Hook. Lond. Journ. v. 76, 1. 1. 



Sab. Brazil, prov. Bio Janeiro and Baliia. 



3. A. BULLATA, Benth. ! in Sooh. Lond. Journ. v. 77. Petiolus alatus. Poliola 3-5- 

 juga, longe oblongo-lanceolata, buUato-rugosa, majora 6~9-pollicaria. Bracte^e cum 

 floribus in spica densa imbricatse. Calyx 5-6 lin. longus. Corolla paullo lono-ior. Le- 

 gumen crassum, compressum, ferrugineo-villosum, 3-4 poll, longum, 9-10 lin. latum. 

 Fl. Bras. Mim. 



Sab. Brazil, prov. Rio Janeiro. 



