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tentibus; floribus in umbellas globosas, capitula spicasve breves, rarius 
elongatas laxasque dispositis ; pedunculis solitariis fasciculatisve axilla- 
ribus, rarius ad as ramorum racemosis. (America trop. austr.) — 
Vid. p. kh. 
29, calliandra Benrn. — Flores 5-6-meri, hermaphroditi polyga- 
mive (/ngæ) ; staminibus longe exsertis. Legumen lineare rectum 
v. rarius vix falcatum, plano-compressum ; marginibus incrassatis, 
rarius subteres, 2-valve ; valvis ab apice ad basin elastice in dehiscentia 
recurvis; endocarpio intus epulposo. — Arbores parvæ fruticesve; foliis 
2-pinnatis ; stipulis sæpius persistentibus membranaceis spinescentibusve, 
rarius 0; inflorescentiis umbellatis capitatisve Zngæ. (America trop. et 
subtrop., India or.) — Vid. p. 5 
23. Lysiloma Benru. — Flores 5-meri polygami (Calliandræ); stami- 
nibus æ, rarius paucis (12-25), basi 1-adelphis. Legumen (Acacie) 
lineare, sæpius latum, rectum falcatumve, plano-compressum submem- 
branaceum, intus continuum; valvis a suturis integris persistentibus 
maturitate secedentibus. — Arbores fruticesve inermes ; foliis 2-pinnatis ; 
floribus in capitula globosa spicasve cylindricas dispositis ; peduneulis 
axillaribus solitariis fasciculatisve, rarius breviter racemosis. (America 
trop. et subtrop.) — Vid. p. 6. 
2h. Pithecolobium Marr. -- Flores hermaphroditi polygamive (/ngæ 
v. Calliandræ). Legamen planum compressumve, subrectum v. sæpius 
falcatum contortumve, hinc coriaceum crassum, inde subcarnosum, aut 
2-valve, aut rarius indehiscens v. in articulos monospermos secedens ; 
valvis demum plerumque tortis (nec elastice revolutis). Semina pulpa 
tenui nidulantia. — Arbores fruticesve imermes v. spinescentes ; foliis 
2-pinnatis et inflorescentiis Caliandre. EEE, Asa, Africa, Austra- 
lia trop.) — Vid. p. 6. 
25. Enterolobium MarrT. — Flores Pifhecolobii. Legumen late circi- 
natum v. incurvo-reniforme compressum crassum durum, inter semina 
Crassa septatum, indehiscens. -— Arbores inermes; foliis 2-pinnatis 
(Pithecolobü) ; capitulis globosis pedunculatis, axillaribus solitariis fasci- 
SR rarius in racemum brevem dispositis. (America trop.) — Vid. 
D. 
26. Serianthes Beta. — Flores 5-meri (in ordine magni), herma- 
