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Calyce obtuse spathulata, sepalis circa dimidio petalis aequilongis 

 liberis vel fere liberis, parte superiore pilosa. Petalis cymbae 

 similibus formatis, glabris paullo carinatis, pistillo omnino glabre." 

 Leguminibus planis rectis vel sub-falcatis, circa 7 cm. longis 7 mm. 

 latis, maturis non visis, giaucis, valvarum marginibus incrassatis. 

 Seminibus leguminis medio longitudinaliter dispositis. Funiculo 

 duabus plicis in arillum carnosum clavatum lateralem terminante 

 seminis apicem partim circumcingente. 



Species A. prominenti Willd. proxima videtur. 



A tall dense, pale foliaged shrub of fifteen feet high or 

 more with rounded hoary branchlets, angular towards the 

 tips. 



Phyllodla slightly oblanceolate, slightly falcate, usually 

 with a slightly hooked point, the young tips nearly whitish, 

 through the presence of an abundance of short silvery hairs, 

 the rest of the phyllode uniformly but more sparsely covered 

 with similar hairs, which are almost absent in very old 

 phyllodes. Length 4-5 cm., width about 5 mm., up to 

 fully 1 cm. in young phyllodes. 



A distinct midrib, a few lateral spreading veins scarcely 

 visible except with the aid of a lens. No stipules observed. 



One almost reniform gland near the base of the phyllode, 

 perhaps a quarter of the way up, the margin of the phyllode 

 scarcely bent or recessed at the gland-place. 



Flowers in racemes, not exceeding the phyllodes. Buds 

 nearly spherical, about nine in the head; rhachis hairy. 



Calyx bluntly spathulate, the sepals about half as long as 

 the petals ; free to the base, or nearly so, besprinkled with 

 hairs on the upper part. 



Corolla petals boat-shaped, glabrous, with a slight keel. 



Pistil quite glabrous. 



Pods not seen quite mature, flat, straight or oftener 

 slightly curved, about 7 cm. long by 7 mm. broad, glaucous, 

 rims of the valves thickened. 



