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XLIII. LEGUMINOS7E. 
[ Acacia . 
cylindrical, longitudinally streaked. Seeds placed lengthwise, oblong, their two 
areoles minute ; strophiole very short, cupular, occupying only the basal portion 
of the seed ; funicle closely twisted beneath the strophiole. — F. v. M. l.c. 
Hab.: Given as a Queensland plant in Mueller’s 2nd Syst. Cens. Austr. PI. 79. 
Baron Mueller says that in foliage this species resembles A. aneura, but differs in the pods 
from that species. He also says that the seeds are used for food by the natives. 
86. A. Kempeana (after Rev. H. Kempe) F. r.M., Mi’ll), ( 'linn. Druyy., July 
1882 ; 7c. Dec. x. 9. A tree with faintly angular branchlets. Phyllodia oblong, 
more or less tapering at the base, about 2in. long and iin. broad, obtuse, 
8-nerved and nerve-like margins, closely striate between the nerves ; stipules and 
gland obliterated. Spikes axillary, generally solitary on short peduncles, 
together, not half as long as the phyllodia. Bracts thin rhomboid, short. 
Flowers glabrous, three times as long as the bracts. Calyx-teeth short. Corolla 
not streaked, three times the length of the calyx. Pods under 2in. long and iin. 
broad, flat, oblong, smooth, stipitate. Seeds transverse ; funicle much twisted 
and ending in a large fold under the seed. — F. v. M. l.c. 
Hab.: Warrego and Maranoa, Barton (F. v. M.) 
87. A. xylocarpa (pod woody), A. Gunn.; Benth. in Hook. Lond. Journ. 
i. 370, and FI. Austr. ii. 401 ; F. v. M. Ic. Dee. xi. 8. A shrub of 2 to 4ft., 
glabrous and slightly viscid ; branchlets terete. Phyllodia linear-subulate, not 
pointed, 2 to 4in. long, rather rigid, terete or rarely flattened to nearly 1 line in 
breadth, obscurely 1 -nerved. Spikes mostly in pairs, shortly pedunculate, slender 
but closely packed, i to fin. long when fully out. Flowers mostly 5-merous. 
Calyx shortly lohed, about half as long as the corolla. Petals united to the 
middle, with prominent midribs. Pod nearly terete or slightly flattened, 1^ to 
Bin. long, shortly acuminate, 3 to 4 lines broad and thick near the end, gradually 
tapering to the base ; valves hard, almost woody, striate lengthwise, opening 
elastically from the end downwards. Seeds oblique ; funicle straight, gradually 
and slightly thickened from the base upwards. — A. orthocarpa, F. v. M. in Journ. 
Linn. Soc. iii. 136. 
Hab.: Gulf of Carpentaria, F. v. Mueller. 
Yar. (?) tenuisxima. Phyllodia longer and more slender. Spikes short. Pod unknown. — A. 
temiimma, F. v. M. in Journ. Linn. Soc. iii. 135.— Sturt’s Creek, F. v. Mueller. 
88 A. gonocarpa (pods angled), F. r. M. in Journ. Linn. Soe. iii. 136 ; 
Benth. FI. Austr. ii. 401 ; F. v. M. Ic. Dec. x. 9. A shrub of 4 or 5ft., young 
shoots viscid, with slender flattened or angular branchlets, at length terete. 
Phyllodia very narrow-linear, but flat, with a small callous or hooked point, 
mostly H to 2 or rarely 3in. long, prominently 1 -nerved. Spikes shortly pedun- 
culate, solitary or in pairs, f to +in. long, very slender, but with numerous 
closely packed very small flowers, mostly 5-merous. Sepals very narrow, linear, 
thin and distinct. Petals thin, cohering to the middle. Pod hard and woody, 
1£ to 2in. long, about 3 lines broad ; valves opening elastically from the ends 
downwards as in A. .vylocarpa, but with raised acute longitudinal angles. Seeds 
not seen, the pod obliquely partitioned for their reception as in A. xylocarpa. 
Hab.: Rocky shores of the Gulf of Carpentaria, F. v. M. 
89. A. drepanocarpa (sickle-shaped pod), F. r. M. in Journ. Linn. Soc. 
iii. 137 ; Benth. FI. Austr. ii. 402 ; F. v. M. Ic. Dec. xi. 10. A glabrous shrub, 
the young shoots resinous ; branchlets slender, slightly angular. Phyllodia 
narrow-linear, straight or slightly curved, obtuse, narrowed towards the base, 
2 to 4in. long, 1 to 2 lines broad, with a slightly prominent central nerve and 
1 or 2 finer veins on each side. Spikes slender, not very dense, 4 to fin. 
long, shortly pedunculate. Flowers mostly 5-merous. Calyx thin, with narrow 
