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loso, rarius apice subplano convexiusculove. Calyx dentatus lobatusve, 
rarius polyphyllus brevisve, subnullus v. e ciliolis minutis constans. 
Petala libera v. sæpius plus minus alte inter se et cum staminibus 
connata coalitave ; præfloratione valvata. Stamina æ , sæpius numerosis- 
sima; filamentis gracilibus exsertis, aut hypogynis, aut sæpius leviter 
perigynis, summo receptaculo y. sub disco insertis, aut liberis, aut vix 
ima basi monadelphis (Lophanta) polyadelphisve, rarius altius (AVbizzia) 
v.altissime in tubum longe exsertum (Zygèa) monadelphis, ad apieém libe- 
ris; antheris parvis introrsis, 2-locularibus, 2-rimosis; pollinis granulis in 
massas 2-4 in loculis singulis sæpius aggregatis. Germen sessile stipita- 
tumve 2-x -ovulatum; ovulis 2-seriatim descendentibus ; micropyle 
extrorsum supera ; stylo gracili, apice truncato v. minute capitato stig- 
matoso. Legumen ovatum, oblongum v. lineare, planum, convexum 
v. teres, rectum arcuatumve, rarius varie contortum. membranaceum. 
coriaceum v. lignosum , 2-valve v. indehiscens, intus continuum , 
farctum septatumve, rarius in artieulos 1-spermos transversim secedens. 
Semina transversa descendentiave ovata v. suborbicularia compressa ; 
funiculo brevi recto v. longiusculo pendulo, rarius longissimo corrugato 
plicatove, varie in arillum carnosum dilatato. — Arbores fruticesve, 
rarissime herbæ, inermes, aculeatæ spinosæve ; foliis alternis 2-pinnatis ; 
foliolis plerumque minutis & -jugis, rarius ad petiolum compressum 
foliformem s. phyllodium reductis ; glandula petiolari sæpe plus minus 
Copspicua ; stipulis, aut 0, aut forma variis, minutis, rarius latioribus 
membranaceis, nonnunquam spinescentibus rectis arcuatisve; floribus 
parvis plerumque crebris, in capitula globosa v. spicas distss densas 
interruplasve pedunculatas dispositis ; pedunculis axillaribus solitariis 
geminisve, rarius fasciculatis, v. ad apices ramorum racemosis. (Aus- 
tralia, Africa trop., reg calid. orbis totius.) — Vid. p. 39. 
24. mga Pium. — Flores 5, rarius 6-meri (Acaciæ), hermaphroditi 
v. rarius polygami ; staminibus basi v. plus minus alte imfer se in tubum 
et simul sæpius cum basi corollæ connatis. Ovarium sessile  -ovula- 
tum; stylo subulato, apice truncato v. capitato stigmatoso. Legumen 
lineare rectum v. leviter incurvum planum, 4-gonum v. teres, hinc coria- 
ceum, inde subcarnosum vix dehiscens; suturis plerumque dilatatis, 
incrassatis sulcatisque. Semina, aut nuda, aut pulpa dulei involuta. — 
Arbores fruticesve inermes; foliis simpliciter abrupte pinnatis ; foliolis 
sæpe magnis; petiolo inter juga sæpius alato; glandula plerumque 
4 interfoliolari ; stipulis minutis eaducis v. rarius late lanceolatis persis- 
