334 xxvi. MALVACEJE. (Maxwell T. Masters.) [Senra. 



PeMs 5, combined below. Staminaltiibe slightly 5-tootlied, antheriferous 

 below the summit. Filaments numerous, (^mry 5-celled, cells 2-ovuled ; 

 styles 5, stigma capitate. Capsule loculicidally 5-valved, valves opposite 

 the sepals. Seeds reniform, ascending, 1 in each cell. 



1. S. incana, Cav, Diss. ii. 83, t. 35, f. 3 ; Boiss. FL Orient I 838 ; Mast^ 

 hi Oliv, FL Trap. Afr. i. 194. Serrsea incana, Uecaisne in Ann. Sc* Aatser, 2, 

 iv. 70, t. 4; Wight Ic. t. 1592. S. rupestris, Edgew. Cat Band. PL 44 

 Dumreichera, Hochst. in Schimp, PL Ahy$s. exsicc. 



SiNDH, on rocVs^ Stocks, Vicary ; ? Banda, Edgeworth—Dj^T^^B. Arabia, Abyssinia, 

 Nubia. • n 



Leaves hng-paiiohd, denticulate; stipules fugitive. Peduncles storter than tie 

 petiole, ultimately deflexed. Bracteoles oval, cordate, membranous. Calyx wi- 

 shaped. Petals obovate, j-ellow or violet, exceeding the calyx, shorter than the brac- 

 teoles. Seeds pilose and with black dots. — Varies in size of calyx and bracteoles. 



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12. HIBISCUS, Medik. 



Herbs shrubs or trees. Leaves stipulate, usually more or less paimateiy- 

 lobed. Inflorescence axillary. Bracteoles 5 or more, rarely fewer or <^j P^^' 

 or connate at the base. Calyx 5-tootlied or 5-fid, valvate, sometimes 

 spathaceous and circumsciss. Petals 6, connate at the base with the staim- 

 nal-tube. Staminal-t'id)e truncate or 5-toothed at the summit -nlauienu 

 many ; anthers reniform, 1-celled. Ovary 5-celled, cells opposite the sepal , 

 each with 3 or more ovules ; styles 5, connate below, stigma capitate or rfuo- 

 spathulate. Ca2ysule loculicidally 5-valved, sometimes with a separate eno^ 

 carp, or with false dissepunents forming a spuriously lO- celled fruit, oee^ 

 glabrous, hairy or woolly.— Disteib. A genus of about 150 species, W^ 

 abundant in the tropical regions of both hemispheres. -i^N 



Sect. 1. Trionum, Medik. Calyx membranous, 5-cleft, ventricose. 



1 . H. Trionum, L. ; DC. Prodr. i. 453 ; Boiss. Fl Orient. I 840- J 

 vesicariHS, Cm. Diss. iii. 171, t. 64, f . 2 ; W.i;A. Frodr. i. 48 ; Dalz. & (/fW; 

 Bomb. FL 19. E. dissectus, Wall. Cat. 2696. 



Wkstern Himalaya ; Kashmir, Simla ; Bengal, Coscan, Sixdh.— Uistkxb. S. Europe 

 and hotter parts of the Old World. , , ij| 



Annual, more or less pubescent. Lower leaves orhicular, undivided, uppf^r 3-5-pa .^' 

 lobes obovate-ohlong, obtuse, toothed. Bracteoles numerous, linear. J'''"^"\Lz, 

 diam., yellow with a purple spot. Cahjx with hispid green nerves. Cap^uU ^^^^ e 

 obtuse. Seeds glabrous.— Variable in pubescence, lobing of leaf, size of flower, »c. 



Sect. 2. Furcaria, DC. Calyx persistent, 5-cleft. Bracteoles distinct, 

 forked at the apex, or provided with a leafy appendage. , 



2. K. surattenslft, Linn. ; J)C. Prodr, i. 449 ; stem with ]f^^^pi^ 

 prickles, stipules leafy broad ear-shaped. W.d: A. Prodr. I 48 \/^^'^^ 



WalL Cat. 1896 C, 7iot of Koxh—Rheede HorL Mai vi. t. 44. ^ ■ r^ 



Hotter i-arts of IxniA, from Bengal to Penang, and Ceylon.— DistbiB- Tropi 



Asia, Africa, and Australia. , . :^: /Vi 'i^a*^ 



■^ ^A weak-8teipmed trailing plant, covered with soft Lairn and scattered P^*^^,;.i, ailing 



long-petioled, roundish, deeply and paTmatuly 3-5-fid, lobes serrate. Ptdmcie^^ 



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