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Nuytsia
The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium

Notes on miscellaneous mimosoid legumes (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae), mostly Australian
COWAN, R.S.

Lectotypes have been selected for ten taxa of mimosoid legumes treated for the "Flora of Australia": Albizia canescens Benth., Albizia plurijuga Domin, Albizia retusa Benth., Archidendron hendersonii (F. Muell.) I. Nielsen, Archidendron muellerianum (Maiden & R. Baker) I. Nielsen, Archidendropsis thozetiana (F. Muell.) I. Nielsen, Neptunia gracilis Benth., Neptunia gracilis var. villosula Benth., Neptunia major (Benth.) Windler and Neptunia monosperma F. Muell. ex. Benth. Discussions are included concerning the typification of Mimosa distachya Vent., Pararchidendron pruinosum (Benth.) I. Nielsen and Paraserianthes toona (Bailey) I. Nielsen. In addition, a note is presented concerning the typification of Mimosa pigra L.; the disposition of the name Albizzia amoenissima F. Muell. is discussed; and a new species, Archidendron kanisii, is described.