66 HISTOIRE DES PLANTES: 
13. Neptunia Lour. — Flores Dichrostachydis, superiores herma- 
phroditi, inferiores sæpius masculi neutrive. Stamina 10 v. rarius 5. 
Gynæceum Prosopidis ; stigmate terminali concavo. Legumen oblique 
“oblongum a stipite deflexum plano-compressum, membranaceo-coria- 
ceum, 2-valve, intus inter semina spurie subseptatum. Semina transversa 
compressa. — Herbæ perennes v. suffrutices diffusi v. prostrati, sæpe 
nalantes ; ramulis compressis triquetrisve ; fois 2-pinnatis ; foliolis 
parvis; petiolo raro glandulifero; stipulis membranaceis oblique cor- 
datis; floribus capitulatis ; capitulis ovato-globosis, rarius obovatis, 
pedunculatis axillaribus solitarus; floribus inferioribus neutris femi- 
neisve, filamentis longe petaloideis coloratis donatis. (America, Asia, 
Africa trop. et subtrop.) — Vid. p. 31. 
IL EUMIMOSEZÆ. 
14. Mimosa L. — Flores 4-5, rarius 3, 6-meri, hermaphroditi poly- 
gamive ; receptaculo breviter concavo. Calyx gamosepalus membra- 
naceus dentatus, valvatus, v. paleaceo-ciliatus, rarius subnullus. Petala 
plus minus alte connata, valvata. Stamina petalorum numero æqualia 
v. duplo pluria, libera, exserta ; antheris 2-locularibus introrsum rimosis 
eglandulosis ; pollinis granulis œ. Germen sessile v. breviter stipitatum ; 
stylo terminal, apice truncato capitatove stigmatoso ; ovulis 2-c , des- 
cendentibus; micropyle extrorsum supera. Legumen oblongum v. lineare, 
aut Compressum, aut plus minus incrassatum, membranaceum coria- 
ceumve, intus continuum septatumve; valvis, hine à margine continuo 
secedentibus integris, inde transversim et articulatim divisis. Semina 
ovata orbiculatave plano-compressa, sæpe albuminosa. — Herbæ fruti- 
cesve nonnunquam scandentes, arboresve rarius inermes aculeatæve ; 
foliis 2-pinnatis, rarius phyllodineis, sæpe sensitivis ; petiolis rarius 
glandulosis, sæpius Stipellatis; stipulis lateralibus membranaceis mini- 
misve ; floribus in spicas v. capitula globosa in axillis singulis solitaria 
gemimatave (in ramulo brevi axillari lateralia), rarius fasciculata, 
dispositis; inflorescentiis nonnunquam in summis ramulis racemosis. 
(America, Asia, Africa trop.) — Vid. p. 32. 
15. Sehranekia W.— Flores 4-5-meri (Mimosæ). Legumen lineare, 
undique aculeatum, -apice acutum acuminafumve; valvis a margine - 
