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PLATE DXCII.
MIMOSA GRANDIFLORA.
Great-flowered Mimosa.

CLASS XXIII. ORDER I.

POLYGAMIA MONOECIA. Flowers Male, Female, and Hermaphrodite, on the same Plant.

ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.

Hermaphroditi. Calyx 5-dentatus. Corolla 5-fida vel 5-petala. Stamina 4-200. Pistillum 1. Legumen bivalve.

Masculi. Calyx 5-dentatus. Corolla 5-fida sen 5-petala. Stamina 4-200.

Hermaphrodites. Cup 5-toothed. Blossom 5-cleft or 5-petalled. Chives 4 to 200. Shaft 1. Pod two-valved.

Male Flowers. Cup 5-toothed. Blossom 5-cleft, or of 5 petals. Chives 4 to 200.