PLATE DLXIII.
MIMOSA ELEGANS.
Elegant Mimosa.
CLASS XXIII. ORDER I.
POLYGAMIA MONŒCIA. Various Dispositions upon one Plant.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Hermaph. Calyx 5-dentatus. Corolla 5-fida. Stamina 5, sive plura. Pistillum 1, legumen.
Mascul. Calyx 5-dentatus. Corolla 5-fida. Stamina 5-10, sive plura.
Hermaph. Empalement 5-toothed. Blossom 5-cleft. Chives 5 or more. Pointal 1, a pod.
Male. Empalement 5-toothed. Blossom 5-cleft. Chives 5-10, or more.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Mimosa frutescens, inermis: ramis verrucosis foliis bipinnatis, pennis propriis 8-ad 9-jugis, partialibus 20-ad 24-jugis, cum impari ad imum minore; spicis axillaribus oblongis divaricatis.