MALVACEZ. XIII. Hiusiscvs. 
Tube-flowered Hibiscus. Shrub 10 feet. 
11 H. Senecate’nsts (Cav. diss. 3. p. 160. t. 68. f. 1.) leaves 
cordate, toothed, tomentose, lower ones angular; pedicels 1- 
flowered, shorter than the petioles ; involucel of 10 bristle-like 
leaves, which are equal in length to the calyx. h.S. Native 
of Senegal. Flowers small, yellow with a dark centre. 
Senegal Hibiscus. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 4 feet. 
12 H. rusuròsus (Cav. diss. 3. p. 161. t. 68. f. 2.) leaves 
cordate, unequally toothed, hoary-villous beneath, tomentose 
above, lower ones somewhat 5-lobed, upper ones acuminated ; 
pedicels 1-flowered, very short; involucel of 8 linear-spatulate 
leaflets. h. S. Native of the East Indies and Senegal. 
- Flowers somewhat campanulate, yellowish, with a purple base. 
Tubular-flowered Hibiscus. Cit. 1796. Pl. 
2 to 4 feet. 
13 H. wrens (Lin. suppl. 309.) leaves kidney-shaped, cre- 
nated, and are as well as the stem tomentose; pedicels 2-3- 
together, axillary; involucel 12-parted; corolla shorter than 
the calyx. %. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Cav. 
diss. 3. p. 161. t. 67. f. 1. Flowers purple. l 
Stinging Hibiscus. Pl. 4 feet. 
Fl. July, Oct. 
Sect. II. Penraspe’rmus (from revre, pente, five, and oreppa, 
sperma, a seed; because the fruit is usually composed of 5 1- 
seeded cells or carpels.) D. C. prod. 1. p. 447. Corollas ex- 
panded. Valves of capsules bearing dissepiments in the middle, 
with 1-seeded cells, composed of 2 valves. This section does 
not appear to be generically distinct from Puvonia. . 
14 H. ova‘tus (Cav. diss. 3. p. 143. t. 50. f. 3.) leaves ovate, 
quite entire, fringed, 3-nerved, villous beneath; pedicels 1- 
flowered, twice the length of the petioles. h.G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Pavònia ovata, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 99, 
Ovate-leaved Hibiscus. Shrub ? 
15 H. wasra'tus (Cav. diss. 3. p. 144. t. 50. f. 1.) leaves 
halbert-shaped, oblong, serrated, narrow; pedicels 1-flowered, 
about the length of the leaves ; fruit globose, downy. 
Native of the East Indies. 
127. f. 2. Flowers reddish. 
Halbert-leaved Hibiscus. Shrub 2 feet. 
16 H. acumtina‘tus (Cav. diss. 3. p. 144. t. 50. f. 2. exclu- 
sive of the synonyme of Pluk.) leaves cordate, acuminated, lower 
ones 3-lobed ; pedicels 1-flowered, longer than the petioles; in- 
volucel 9-leaved ; fruit downy, depressed. h.S. Native of? 
Pavonia acuminata, Spreng. syst. 3. p.99. Flowers large, red- 
dish, purple. 
Acuminated-leaved Hibiscus. Shrub 2 feet. 
17 H. pentaca’rpos (Lin. spec. 981.) leaves cordate, oblong, 
toothed, bluntish, angular, somewhat 3-lobed, smooth ; pedicels 
equal with or shorter than the petioles ; flowers drooping ; column 
of stamens nodding. .H. Native of Etruria and about Venice, 
in marshes. Jacq. icon. rar. 1. t. 143. Pavonia Venéta, Spreng. 
Syst. 3. p. 98. Flowers small, pale-red. - 
Five-fruited Hibiscus. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1752. Pl. 3 ft. 
18 H. Virernicus (Lin. spec. 981.) leaves acuminated, un- 
equally toothed, rather villous, lower ones cordate, undivided, 
upper ones ovate, cordate, 3-lobed; pedicels longer than the 
petioles ; flowers drooping; pistils nodding. 34. H. Native 
of North America in salt marshes, from New Jersey to Carolina. 
Pavònia Virgínica, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 98. Flowers rose- 
coloured, about twice the size of those of H. pentacárpos, dis- 
posed in racemes at the tops of the branches. Jacq. icon. rar. 
1. t. 142.—Pluk. phyt. t. 6. f. 4. Sweet. fl. gard. icon. 
Virginian Hibiscus. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1798. Pl. 3 to 4 ft. 
19 H. rexnrtaser'rmus (Bert. ined. D. C. prod. 1. p. 447.) 
whole plant hispid from spreading hairs; leaves cordate, acu- 
minated, grossly toothed ; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, a little 
Pavònia hastàta, Spreng.—Pluk. t. 
h. S.. 
477 
longer than the petioles; fruit 5-sided, hispid on the angles. 
Y. S. Native of Jamaica. Pavonia Bertérii, Spreng. syst. 3. 
p. 99. Flowers srnall, yellow. 
Five-seeded Hibiscus. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
Secr. III. Ma’ninor (altered from the Brazilian word Man- 
dioka, the Cassava or Casada ; resemblance in some species. ) 
D. C. prod. 1. p. 448. Cells of capsules many-seeded. Seeds 
smooth. Involucel 4-6-leaved. Calyx spathaceous, 5-toothed, 
ruptured longitudinally. 
20 H. ma‘ninor (Lin. spec. 980.) stem unarmed; leaves 
smoothish, palmately parted into 5 or 7 acuminated, coarsely- 
toothed lobes ; involucel 4-6-leaved, hispid; pedicels when in 
flower, declinate. 4%. S. Native of the East Indies. Cav. 
diss. 3. p. 172. t. 63. f. 2. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1702. Sab. hort. 
1. t. 56.—Dill. elth. 189. t. 156. f. 189. Flowers sulphur-co- 
loured, with a dark-purple centre. In Japan they use the mu- 
cilage of the root to give a consistence to paper as Thunberg in- 
forms us. 
Var. B, palmatus (Cav. diss. 3. p. 168. t. 63. f. 1.) leaves 
palmately parted ; root thick, spongy. Y.F. Native of South 
America as well as in North America on the banks of the Mis- 
sissippi. Flowers sulphur-coloured, with a purple centre. Fruit 
as in var. a, pyramidal, and very hairy. 
Manihot Hibiscus. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1712. Pl. 3 feet. 
21 H. Timorte’nsts (D.C. prod. 1. p. 448.) stem unarmed ; 
leaves smooth, palmatifid, with 7 acuminated serrated lobes; in- 
volucel 5-leaved, smooth, X4. kh? S. Native of the island of 
Timor. Resembles var. (3, of H. Ménihot. Fruit somewhat 
globose, not pyramidal. Flowers yellow with dark claws, 
Timor Hibiscus. Shrub 2 to 5 feet. 
22 H. Psev'po-ma’ninot (D. C. prod. 1. p. 448.) stem un- 
armed; leaves trifid, rather hairy; lobes ovate, acuminated, 
coarsely toothed ; involucel 4-leaved, hispid. Y.h?S. Native 
of the island of Bourbon in grassy places on the banks of the 
river St. Denis. Fruit and flowers of Hibiscus tridnum, but the 
leaves are trifid, not 5-7-parted. . 
False-Manihot Hibiscus. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 
23 H. rıcv'LNeus (Lin. spec. 978.) stem prickly from tuber- 
cles ; leaves palmately 5-lobed, upper ones 3-lobed ; lobes blunt, 
unequally toothed, narrowed at the base; involucel 5-leaved, 
caducous. h.S. Native of Ceylon.-—Dill. elth. t. 157. f. 190. 
H. sinuatus, Cav. diss. 3. t. 52. f. 2. Flowers yellow, purple 
at the bottom. 
Fig-leaved Hibiscus. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1732. Shrub 4 ft. 
24 H. ricutnorpes (Lindl. bot. reg. t. 938.) stem shrubby, 
unarmed; leaves cordate, ovate, obtuse, deeply toothed, entire 
or 3-lobed, pubescent, as well as the 5-leaved involucel. h.S. 
Native of the East Indies and the Mauritius. H. Mauritianus, 
Spreng. syst. append. p. 258.—Pluk. amalth. p. 11. t. 355. f. 4? 
Petal yellow, with purple claws. 
Ficulneus-like Hibiscus. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1823. Sh. 1-3 ft. 
25 H. tetrapny’tius (Roxb. ex Horn. hort. hafn. 561.) 
stem herbaceous ; leaves 5-lobed, serrated ; involucel 4-5-leaved. 
©.S. Native of Bengal. Flowers yellow, with a purplish centre ? 
Four-leaved-involucelled Hibiscus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. 
Pl. 1 foot. 
Sect. IV. Ke’rmra (derived from the Arabic word khethmy, 
signifying a Malvaceous plant.) D. C. prod. 1. p. 448. Cells 
of capsules many-seeded. Seeds smooth. Corollas expanded. 
Involucel 5-7 cleft. Calyx 5-lobed, not ruptured longitudinally 
as in the preceding section. 
26 H. mr’cans (Cav. diss. 3. p. 167. t. 60. f. 2.) stem un- 
armed; leaves cordate, 5-angled, toothed, acuminated ; involucel 
6-parted. h.S. Native of Java. Flowers yellow, with a dark 
centre. Leaves clothed with glittering tomentum., 
