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apice dilatata, sed nunquam furcata. Calyx non inflatus; 
lobi eglandulosi. 
I. Involucrum 4-phyllum; phylla late ovata, basi cordata 
1. H. DIMIDIATUS Schrank. 
II. Involucrum 5—6-phyllum; phylla lanceolata 
2. H. ROSA sinensis Linn. 
IH. Involuerum 7—15-phyllum. 
A. Folia fere usque ad basin palmati-3 —5-partita 
3. H. coccineus Walt. 
B. Folia lanceolata, ovata vel subrotunda, interdum 3—5-loba. 
a. Involucri phylla apice dilatata, lamina subreniformi, 
margine revoluta 4. H. soRORIUS Linn. fil. 
b. Involucri phylla spathulata 
5. H. SPATHULATUS Garcke. 
c. Involucri phylla lanceolata, linearia vel subulato-filiformia. 
a, Calyx tubulosus, breviter 5-dentatus. 
* Planta velutina vel glabriuseula. Folia ovata. 
Involucri phylla subulato-filiformia 
6. H. PETERIANUS Girke. 
** Planta villosa, interdum aculeolata. Folia orbi- 
cularia, 5—7-loba vel -angulata. Involucri 
phylla lanceolata vel ovato-lanceolata 
7. H. FEROx Hook. 
8. Calyx plus minus cupuliformis, usque ad medium vel ultra 
5-fidus. 
* Involucrum 7—8-phyllum 
8. H. MUTABILIS Linn. 
** Involucrum 9—15-phyllum. 
T Caulis aculeatus, caeterum glaber, pubescens vel velu- 
tinus. 
§ Semina hirta. 
| Folia glabra vel glabriuscula. 
T Folia inferiora triloba, superiora 
plerumque ovato-lanceolata. In- 
volucrum 11—12-phyllum, phyllis 
10—17 mm. longis. Calyx 18 ad 
20 mm. longus 
9. H. CISPLATINUS St. Hil. 
T T Folia omnia triloba. Involucrum 
9—11-phyllum, phyllis 18—25 
mm. longis. Calyx 20—25 mm. 
longus 10. H. INGRATUS Miq. 
Folia ovato - lanceolata, supra 
hirta, subtus velutina 
11. H. LAMBERTIANUS H.B.K, 
88 Semina glabra. Folia ovato-lanceolata, 
interdum subtriloba, plus minus hir- 
puta... 12. H. amornva Lipk et Otto. 
Tf Caulis velutinus, aculeis destitutus. Folia 
ovato-lanceolata, supra hirta, subtus pubes- 
centi-velutina 13. H. SELLOT Gürke. 
Hujus sectionis incertae sedis: 14. H. GLABRIFOLIUS St. Hil. 
et Naud. 15. H. LINEARIS St. Hil. et Naud. 16. H. CaAvANILLESIANUS 
H.B.K. 17. H. insienis Regel. 
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Sect. II FURCARIA DO. Involucri phylla subulato- 
filiformia vel lanceolata, apice saepe furcata. Calyx non in- 
flatus; lobi nervo medio glandula rotunda vel oblonga instructi 
(excl. H. radiatus). 
T. Involucri phylla non furcata. 
A. Caulis pilis longissimis hasi tuberculosis aculeatus 
18. H. DivERSIFOLIUS Jacq. 
B. Caulis glaber vel pilosus, aculeis destitutus. 
a. Caulis glaber. Folia superiora fere usque ad basin 
3—5-partita, inferiora interdum ovata, omnia glabra 
19. H. SABDARIFFA Linn. 
b. Caulis pilosus. Folia late ovata, orbicularia vel 3—5-loba, lobis 
late triangularibus, pilosa. 
«. Planta tomentoso-hirsuta. Folia orbicularia vel 
late ovata, interdum obsolete 3-loba. Involucrum 
10—13-phyllum, calyce 2-plo brevius 
20. H. CUCURBITACEUS St. Hil. 
8. Planta hirta vel aspera. Folia subrotunda vel 
late euneato-ovata. Involucrum 7—9-phyllum, 
calyce 3-plo brevius . 21. H. LAXIFLORUS St. Hil. 
(. Planta pilulis minutissimis canescenti-velutina. 
Folia 3—5-loba, lobis late triangularibus. Invo- 
lucrum 6—7-phyllum, calyce 2—2!/s-plo brevius 
22. H. HENNINGSIANUS Gürke. 
Hujussectionis species incertae sedis: 23. H. URTICAEFOLIUS 
St. Hil. et Naud. 
II. Involucri phylla furcata. 
A. Caulis aculeatus. 
a. Folia glaberrima, superiora fere usque ad basin 
3—5-partita . . 24. H. RADIATUS Cav. 
b. Folia hirsuta et aculeolata, 3-loba 
25. H. BIFURCATUS Cav. 
B. Caulis varie pilosus, aculeis destitutus. 
a. Folia plerumque 3-loba vel 3-angulata, canescenti- 
velutina . 26. H. FURCELLATUS Desr. 
b. Folia orbicularia vel reniformia, saepe latiora quam lata, rarius 
late ovata. 
a. Involuerum 11—13-phyllum. Folia aspera, late 
ovata vel subrotunda, basi cordata 
27. H. TRILINEATUS St. Hil. et Naud. 
8. Involuerum 8—10-phyllum. 
* Folia reniformia, hirta vel aspera 
28. H. FLAGELLIFORMIS St. Hil. 
** Folia orbicularia, cordata, flavescenti-tomen- 
tosa . . .. . 29. M PORLI Gare 
Hujus sectionis species incertae sedis: 30. H. vARIANS Splitg. 
381. H. KITAIBELIFOLIUS St. Hil. 
Sect. III. BOMBYCELLA DC. Involucri phylla non 
furcata. Calyx non inflatus. Semina lana gossypina vestita 
32. H. PHOENICEUS Jacq. 
Sect. IV. AZANZA Garcke: Involucri phylla basi 
coalita, non furcata. Calyx non inflatus 
33. H. TILIACEUS Linn. 
Sect. V. ABELMOSCHUS Menir. Calyx per anthesin 
spathaceo-fissus et demum circumscissus deciduus. 
I. Caulis glaber vel glabriusculus 34. H. EscuLENTUS Linn. 
II. Caulis hirsutus vel hispidus . 35. H. ABELMOSCHUS Linn. 
Species incertae sedis . 36. H. BRASILIENSIS Linn. 
1. HIBISCUS DIMIDIATUS Scurank: caule flaves- 
centi-tomentoso; foliis petiolatis, late ovatis, subangulatis, 
acutis, irregulariter grosseque serratis, basi subcordatis, utrin- 
que flavescenti-tomentosis; stipulis subulato-filiformibus; flori- 
bus in foliorum superiorum axillis solitariis, longe pedunculatis; 
involucro 4-phyllo, phyllis late ovatis, acutis, basi cordatis, 
5—9-nervibus, utrinque pubescenti-tomentosis; calyce cupuli- 
formi, ad !/s partem inferiorem 5-partito, involucro longiore, 
post anthesin aucto, extus tomentoso, lobis ovato-lanceolatis, 
acutiusculis, 5—7-nervibus, nervis loborum vicinorum laterali- 
bus sub fauce calycis confluentibus; petalis luteis, basi atro- 
sanguineis, calyce 3—4-plo longioribus; tubo stamineo petalis 
breviore; capsula subrotunda, apice obtusa,  hispidissima, 
5-loculari, loculis polyspermis; seminibus reniformibus, hirtellis. 
Tabula nostra CVII Fig. II (analysis). 
Hibiscus dimidiatus Schrank in Syll. plant. nov. Ratisb. 
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CAULIS subramosus, teres, pilulis stellatis et simplicibus longius- 
culis rigidis flavescentibus tomentosus, Fori (superiora) 6—9 cm, longa, 
