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Now let us turn to A. lunata , Sieb. 
Following is the original description, dated 1825 :— 
45. A. lunata (Sieb. l.c. n. 461) phyllodiis dimidiato-oblongis subfalcatis basi angustatis mucrone 
calloso obliquo terminate infra medium ad latum convexius glandnla minuta instructis, ramisque glabris, 
capitulorum racemis phyllodio longioribus. Hab. in Nova-Hollandia. Phyllodia pollicem longa, 3 lin. 
lata subenervia, nervo laterali secus latus rectius. (v.s. sine fr.) (DC. Prod, ii, 452). 
This is freely translated by G.Don in his “General History of Dichlamydeous 
Plants,” ii, 406 (1832) in the following words:— 
A. lunata (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 461) phyllodia obliquely oblong, rather falcate, narrowed at 
the base, terminating in an oblique callous mucrone, convex beneath the middle on the margin, and 
furnished with a minute gland in the convex part, and are glabrous, as well as the branches ; heads of 
flowers disposed in racemes, which are longer than the phyllodia. Native of New Holland. Phyllodia an 
inch long, and 3 lines broad, almost veinless, with a lateral nerve running along the straight side. Native 
of New Holland. Lindl. bot. reg. 1352. Lodd. bot. cab. 384, Sweet fl. austr. t. 42. 
Lunate-leaved Acacia. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1810. Shrub, 2 to 4 feet. 
Through the kindness of Kew I have a piece of the type (Sieber’s PI. Exs. 
Nov. Holl. No. 461), and also a drawing (by Miss M. Smith) of the large original 
specimen at Kew. 
I have also a specimen of Sieber’s Fl. Mixt. No. 600, quoted by Bentham as 
this species. 
These specimens agree in every particular with a Wattle collected by Mr. 
R. H. Cambage and myself in flower in September, and by Mr. C. T. Musson in 
fruit in November. It was found in the Hawkesbury Agricultural College Grounds 
near Richmond, and thence to near the Grose River. 
The species was described by Bentham in the following words:— 
A glabrous shrub of several feet, with angular branchlets, often glaucous. 
Phyllodia oblong-falcate or almost ovate, but very oblique, obtuse or with a minute oblique or 
recurved point, rarely 1 inch long, 3 to 6 lines broad, coriaceous, 1-nerved, obscurely veined, 
the margins scarcely thickened, the gland minute or none. 
Racemes longer than the phyllodia, with several small heads of 4 to 10 comparatively large 
flowers, mostly 5-merous. 
Calyx short and broad. 
Petals smooth. 
Pod flat, glaucous, straight or curved, 3 to 4 lines broad. 
Seeds longitudinal, close to the upper suture, the last fold of the funicle thickened into a lateral 
club-shaped aril, the lower folds very small. ( B.Fl. ii, 373.) 
Bentham, speaking of A. lunata, says :— 
Without the fruit this species may readily be confounded with A.prominens; the phyllodia are, 
however, more coriaceous, with the veins less conspicuous and the flowers in the heads usually rather 
fewer and larger. (B.Fl. ii, 373.) 
I have already referred to the confusion of these two species in Part NLITI. 
