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G. Falcatoe. — Phyllodia usually long or large, more or less falcate, narrowed 

 at each end, with numerous parallel nerves or veins, either all equal, or the 

 central one or several more prominent than the others, the smaller ones occas- 

 ionally anastomosing. Spikes slender, dense or rarely interrupted. Flowers 

 mostly 5-merous. (Several species of this group cannot be distinguished 

 without the fruit.) 



Pod (where known and probably in all the species) narrow, with longi- 

 tudinal seeds, or rarely broader with the longitudinal seeds along the centre. 



Phyllodia narrow-lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, rather thick, 

 slightly falcate, with very fine parallel nerves, the midrib usually 

 more prominent. 



Loosely pubescent. Stipules conspicuous. Phyllodia not above 

 3 in. long. — 11. A. conspersa. 



Glabrous or the young shoots silky-pubescent. Stipules incon- 

 spicuous. Phyllodia mostly above 3 in. long. — 18. A. 

 doratoxylon. 

 Phyllodia narrow-lanceolate, not so thick and rather more falcate 



than in the preceding species, usually with about 3 nerves more 



prominent than the rest. 



Phyllodia sprinkled with a few hairs. Pod flat, sUghtly convex 



over the seeds. — 14. A. dehbrata. 

 Phyllodia very glabrous, the smaller veins between the three 

 principal nerves scarcely conspicuous. Pod unknown. — 

 ' 40. A. oligoneura. 

 Phyllodia glabrous. Nerves numerous. Pod very convex over 

 the seeds and monihform. — 66. A. torulosa. 

 PhyUodia more falcate than in the preceding species, often broader 

 or longer, with more nerves. Pod narrow or flat, straight or 

 twisted.— 49. A. polystaohya. 

 Pod (where known and probably in all the species) rather broad, coriaceous 

 woody or rarely rather thin. — Seeds very oblique or transverse. Parallel veins 

 of the phyllodia usually numerous and closely packed. 



PhyUodia long, narrow, and slightly falcate. Pod flat, with straight 

 margins and undulate valves. Seeds orbicular. 

 Branches acutely angular. — 48. A. plectocarpa. 

 Branches scarcely angular. — 42. A. pachycarpa. 

 Phyllodia broad, falcate or very oblique Pod nearly terete and 



turgid. — 68. A. tumida. 

 Phyllodia long, and more falcate. Pod hard flat.contractedtothobase. 

 Phyllodia 3 to 5 hnes broad. Pod obtuse, not hooked. — 



36. A. loxocarpa. 

 Phyllodia 6 to 8 hnes broad. Pod obtusely hooked at the end. 

 — 41. A. oncinocarpa. 

 PhyUodia broad, falcate or very obUque. Pod broad, hard, and 

 woody, obUquely veined. 

 Branchlets 3-angled. Pod obtusely recurved or hooked at the end, much 

 narrowed at the base. — 3. A. aulacocarpa. 



Branchlets nearly terete or sUghtly angular. Pod broad, very hard, 

 obliquely truncate at the base. 



Pod flat or scarcely twisted, the outer margin entire. 



13. A. crassicarpa. 

 Pod much twisted, the outer margin deeply sinuate. — 

 4. A. auricuhformis. 



