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318 XXVI. MALVACE^. (Maxwell T. Masters.) 



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albumen scanty often mucilaginous or ; embryo curved ; cotyledons leafy, 

 usually folded or crumpled.— Distrib. Abundant in warm regions, coram<'a 

 in temperate, absent from arctic. Genera 67, known species about 700, 

 largely represented in India. A few genera are peculiar to India or tue 

 Archipelago, and some of the species are also endemic. 



A. Androecium tubular ; tube entire, or but slightly divided at the apex. 



Tribe I. Malveae. Herbs or shrubs. Jiipe carpels separating from the 

 axis. JSti/les as many as the carpels. 



. Ovules solitary, ascending. 

 Stigmas linear. ^ 



Bracteoles 6-9 1, Alth^a. 



Bracteoles 3, connate 2. Lavatera. 



Bracteoles 3, free ^ Malva. 



Stigmas capitate 3.* Malvastkubc. 



Ovules solitary, pendulous. 



Carpels spreading, beakless 3.** Anoda. 



Carpels convergent at the points or beaked 4. Sida. 



Ovules 2 or more. 



Carpels with a transverse false partition 4.* Wissadula. 



Carpels with no false partition 5. ABUTitoic. 



Tribe II. Vrenece. Sti/les or siigmatic branches twice as many as the 

 carpels. 



Carpels opposite the petals. 



Carpels unarmed ,6.* Malachka. 



. Carpels beset with spines 6. Urena, ;^ 



Carpels opposite the sepals . 7. Pavonia. 



TRiiJE III. Hibisce®. Herbs or shrubs. Fruit capsular. SepaU leafy. 

 Staminal-tube truncate or 5-toothed at the apex. 



Stigmas spreading. Seeds reniform. 

 Ovaiy levelled 8. DecaschistU. 



Ovary 2-5-celled. ^ • ' 



Stamens 10 9* Julostyles. 



Stamens numerous. 



Bracteoles 4, lanceolate combined at the base ... 10. PicELtosiYLES- 



Bracteoles 3, cordate 11. SenRA. 



Bracteoles 5 or more ■ . 12. Hibiscus. 



Stigmas coherent in a club-shaped mass. 



Bracteoles 3-5, small " 13. Thespesia. 



Bracteoles 3, large, cordate ...!'.!.'!... 14. GossYriuM. 



B. Androecium either tubular at the base only, and divided above in o 

 pentadelphous filaments (rarely tubular higher up) ; or divided througuo 

 into filaments. 



Tribe IV, Sombaceee. Trees. Sej^als leathery. Styles connate or free- 

 Fruit capsular or indehiscent. 



Leaves simple or lobed. Bracteoles 4-5 15. Kypia. 



Leaves digitate. Bracteoles 0. 

 Calyx 5-cleft 15/ Adaksonu. 



Calyx truncate or irregularly 3-5-lobed. 



Ultimate filament with a siuirle anther 16. Bombax.^ v^^^^ 



• Filaments with 2-3 anthers . 17. Eeioi)EJ?i>»0^% 



Leaves simple l-costate, scaly. 

 ■ Bracteoles united into a tube, 



C^ I'eUlsO . . . . 18. CuiXESiA. 



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