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ACACIA ornithophora. 
Bird-leaved Acacia. 
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Linnean Class and Orders POLYGAMIA MONCECIA. 
Natural Order. LEGUMINOSZE. DC. prodr. 2. p. 93. 
Subordo III. seu Ordinis. Tribus VIII. MIMOSEZ,. DC,1.c,2. p. 424, 
ACACIA. Supra fol. 6. 
Sect.1I. Foliis deformatis, nempé: foliolis sepiis presertim in planta adulta 
abortivis, petiolis dilatatis filiformibus in Phyllodio nempé mutatis. PHYLLODINE. 
DC. 1.c. 2. p. 448. 
§. 2. Capitate, floribus nempé in capituld globosd collectis, capitulis in pedunculo 
solitariis. 

A. ornithophora, stipulis spinescentibus persistentibus phyllodiis parum brevioribus, 
phyllodiis dimidiato-lanceolato-oblongis uninerviis pilosiusculis apice rostrato- 
mucronatis margine superiore dente minimo uniglandulifero, ramis hirsutis, capi- 
tulis pedunculatis solitariis geminisve numerosis. 

An upright evergreen shrub; branches thickly clothed with 
rigid spreading hairs. eaves dark green, alternate, sessile, 
oblongly lanceolate, unequal-sided, narrow at the base, then be- 
coming suddenly broad, afterwards becoming narrower gradually, 
thinly clothed with hairs, 1-nerved, on the upper side is a very 
small gland a little above the base; the point terminated by a 
short rigid mucro, which turns round like a bird’s bill; and the 
leaf altogether when viewed in a proper position, has much the 
appearance of a small bird. St¢pules of long rigid sharp per- 
sistent spines, resembling needles, about the length of or nearly 
as long asthe leaves. Flowers of a bright golden yellow, sweet- 
scented. Peduncles smooth, nearly as long as the stipules. 
Heads numerous, globular, the flowers crowded. Calyw pubes- 
cent, 5-toothed, the teeth blunt. Corolla of 5 petals, connected 
at the base. Stamens numerous. Ovariwm smooth. Style 
smooth, longer than the stamens. Stigma a simple blunt point. 
Sterile flowers only producing stamens. 
The present species is nearly related to A. paradowa of 
Decandolle, and also to A. armata, and is nearly intermediate 
