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atque foliola, foliolis trapezoideo-ovatis supra nitidis inferioribus parvis superioribus sensim
triplo majoribus, florum capitulis paniculatis.
No Inga, hitherto described, appears to agree with this, which has also been sent us by Mr. Millett The
petiole IS quadrangular, the pinnæ being inserted on each side of the upper angle, on the sharp edge of
which, therefore, are seated the glands. The leaflets resemble those of what we possess under the name of
I. fagifolia.
3. In g a bigemina ? inermis, foliis conjiigato-pinnatis, pinnarmn foliolis 3-4-jugis oblongo-
lanceolatis supra nitidis, glándula sessili ad medium petioli communis et inte r omnia foliola,
unica pedicellata in dichotomia, flormn capitulis paniculatis, legumine to r to Willd Sn
PI. V. 4. p . 1007? ’
_ I f the figure of Rheede, Hort. Mai. 6 .1.12, which is usually referred to, be considered a correct representation
then our plant must be a different species : our character is therefore draivn up from the specimens in the
CoUection. WiUdenow does not notice the gland about the middle of the common peduncle otherwise
Ins description accords pretty well. Vahl, however, (Symb. 2. p. 103.) says, » glándula in petiolo commimi
ad basin partialium et inter siugiflum par pinuulariim,” which seems to imply that he had observed it.
1. Acacia froiidosa. Willd. Sp. PI. v. 4. p . 1076?
We have so named this on the authority of our friend Dr. Wight, the specimen in the Collection being
exceedingly imperfect. We have, however, quoted WiUdenow with doubt, as the leaflets are smooth beneath,
and only pubescent on the margin, and as wc have not been able to discover a gland between the lower
pmnæ; but we observe glands between the lower leaflets.
1. Cæsalpinia MiU ettii; pinnis 7-jugis, foliolis 15-18-jugis oblongis obtusis basi obliquis
subtus pubenflis, aculéis parvis subtus inte r pinnas, caule superne petiolisque dense pubescentibus,
panicula elongata, calyce glabro.
Although we do not possess the fruit, we heUeve this species will be found to belong to the section
“ Sappania." The specimen in the CoUection is destitute of leaves, and is only in bud, so that we have had
recourse to specimens sent long ago by Mr. MUlett, after whom we have named it.
2. Cæsalpinia Chinensis ?; pinnis bijugis, foliolis bijugis elliptico-oblongis utrinque obtusis
coriaceis glabris supra lucidis, racemis axillaribus pedunculatis recurvis, petiolo commimi
u ltra pinnarum p a r inferius sparse minute aculeato.— Loa-ô. Fl. Ind. 2. p . 361 ?
Roxburgh’s plant had not flowered, but he describes the stem as scandent, (a point wo cannot determine
in the specimen in the CoUection) and the “ pinnæ and leaflets of from two to three pairs.” In the two or
three leaves m our specimen, they are constantly two pairs. It probably belongs to the section “ Nugaria."
The leaflets are precisely as in C. Sumatrana, Roxb.
LAYIA. Hook, et Arn.
Calyx cyathiformis, profunde 5-fidus, segmentis duobus superioribus brevioribus vix bilabiatus, intus pubescens.
Pétala (staminaque) toro inserta, longitudine suboequalia, unguiculata, flava. Vexillum subrotuudum ;
aloe carinaque (quorum pétala libera distincta) oblonga, cóncava. Stamina 10. Filamenta Ubera, quorum 3
inferiora longiora; omnia sursum curvata. Antheræ subrotundæ. Ovarium oblongo-lanceolatum, compressum,
glabrum, breviter stipits^tum, 3-4-ovulatum in stylo sursum curvatum, subulatum, attenuatum. Stigma
simplex. Legumen oblongo-elUpticura, utrinque acutum, brevissime stipitatum, 3-4-spermum, isthmis s-pon-
gioso-fibrosis, spune 3-4-loculare, loculis subpulposis : valvis crassis, atris, planis, coriaceo-lignosis. Semina
rotundato-tetragona, subcompressa, ruberrima. Funiculus umbilicalis luteus.—Frútices seu arbores. Folia
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