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EB1911 - Leguminosae - Fig. 2.—Acacia sphaerocephala

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Acacia sphaerocephala. I, Leaf and part of stem; D, hollow thorns in which the ants live; F, food bodies at the apices of the lower pinnules; N, nectary on the petiole. II, Single pinnule with food-body, F.

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Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 16, 1911, "Leguminosae" article, pp. 381 ff.; modified from https://www.gutenberg.org/files/42048/42048-h/42048-h.htm#ar27
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