MALVACE. 
hispid. kh.S. Native of Guiana. 
a brown centre. 
Small forked-involucelled Hibiscus. Shrub 3 to 10 feet. 
43 H. propon (D. C. prod. 1. p. 449.) stem shrubby; 
branches and leaves downy ; leaves cordate, 3-5-cleft, with the 
middle lobe acuminated; involucel of 10 cylindrical forked leaf- 
lets; calyxes hispid. h. S. Native of Cayenne. Flowers 
yellow, with a purple bottom ? 
Two-toothed-involucelled Hibiscus. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
44 H. riacerriro’rmis (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 243.) stem 
suffruticose, prostrate, rough; leaves kidney-shaped, 5-angled, 
toothed, rough; involucel of 8 bifurcate leaves, much shorter 
than the calyx, which is 5-glanded ; ovary with 4-seeded cells. 
h. S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. 
Flowers axillary, and as if they were racemose at the tops of the 
branches, rose-coloured. Stipulas linear. 
Whip-formed-stemmed Hibiscus. Shrub prostrate. 
45 H. mutriro’ris (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 246.) stem herba- 
ceous, tomentose ; leaves cordate or cordate-3-lobed, dentately 
serrated, scabrous; involucel of 10 bifurcate leaves, much shorter 
than the calyx ; ovary with 8-seeded cells. 2.8. Native of 
Brazil, in marshes. Flowers rose-coloured, with a darker centre. 
Many-formed Hibiscus. PI. 5 to 7 feet. 
46 H. pecirrens (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 247.) shrubby, sca- 
brous from prickles ; leaves cordate or cordate-3-lobed, denticu- 
lately-serrated, rather scabrous; involucel of 8-10 bifurcate leaf- 
lets, longer than the calyx, which is 5-glanded; ovary with 9- 
seeded cells. h. S. Native of Brazil in the province of Rio 
Janeiro, in hedges. Flowers rose-coloured. 
Deceiving Hibiscus. Fl. Sept. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
47 H. unctne’tuus (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D.C. 
prod. 1. p. 449.) stem shrubby ; branches clothed with reflexed 
hairs ; leaves palmately 3-5-lobed, cordate at the base, toothed ; 
involucel of 10 leaflets each, furnished with a hooked appendage 
on the back. h.S. Native of Mexico. Flowers large, hardly 
open, of a violet-purple colour. 
Hooked-appendaged Hibiscus. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
48 H. sicdrnis (Meyer. esseq. 231.) stem shrubby, and is 
as well as the petioles prickly ; leaves 3-5-lobed ; lobes auricu- 
lated, lanceolate, serrated ; leaflets of involucel 2-lobed, longer 
than the calyx. k. S. Native of Guiana in pastures and 
woods. Corolla rose-coloured, with a purple centre, six times 
smaller than the calyx. 
Two-horned-involucelled Hibiscus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 
49 H. srrurca‘rus (Cav. diss. 3. p. 146. t. 51. f. 1.) 
stem shrubby, prickly towards the top of the branches; pe- 
duncles and nerves of leaves furnished with reflexed prickles 
beneath ; leaves of 3-5 acuminated-serrated lobes; involucel of 
10-17 hairy bifid leaflets. k.S. Native of Brazil and Porto- 
Rico. Flowers large, red. 
Two-forked-involucelled Hibiscus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1825. 
Shrub 3 feet. 
Flowers large, purplish, with 
Sect. VI. Aserrméscuus (latinized from the Arabic name 
kabb-el-misk, which signifies musk-seed. The seeds of H. A bel- 
méschus exhale a scent like musk.) Med. malv. p. 45. D.C. 
prod. 1. p. 449. Cells of capsule many-seeded. Seeds usually 
smooth, seldom with a villous line on the back. Corolla ex- 
panded. Involucel of 8 to 15, entire, narrow leaflets or seg- 
ments. Stigmas 5. 
§ 1. Stem prickly from tubercles. 
50 H. Lamsertia'nus (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. 
p. 291. t. 478.) stem prickly, simple, herbaceous; leaves ovate- 
lanceolate, acuminated, rounded at the base, serrate, hairy above, 
hoary and tomentose . beneath ; involucel of 11 leaflets. ©? S. 
. Shrub 10 feet. 
XIII. Hriniscus. 479 
Native of Caraccas in humid places. Flowers large, purple, 
with a blood-coloured centre. Stigmas peltate, convex. 
`. Lambertian Hibiscus. Fl. July, Sept. Pl. 6 feet. 
51 H. tri‘tosus (Cav. diss. 3. p. 147. t. 53. f. 2. exclusive of 
the synonyme of Rheed). Stem arboreous, prickly; pedicels 
unarmed ; leaves cordate, with 3 serrated lobes, middle lobe 
longest ; involucel of 12 linear leaflets. h. S. Native of St. 
Dominique, in marshes—Plum. ed. Burm. t. 159. Corolla pale 
scarlet, the size of those of H. Syriacus. 
Three-lobed-leaved Hibiscus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. 
52 H. piversiFoLius (Jacq. icon. rar. 3. p. 551.) stem and 
petioles prickly; pedicels short, unarmed, hairy; leaves of 
3-5 obtuse, toothed lobes; upper ones oblong-lanceolate, undi- 
vided; involucel of 9 linear leaflets. h. S. Native of the 
East Indies. Ker. bot. reg. t. 381. H. fictlneus, Cav. diss. 3. 
te 51. f. 2. Flowers yellow with a dark violet centre. 
Different-leaved Hibiscus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1798. 
10 feet. 
53 H. macuta‘tus (Desrous. in dict. ency. 3. p. 349.) stem 
and petioles prickly ; lower leaves palmate-parted, toothed ; 
upper ones ovate, somewhat 3-lobed; involucel many-leaved ; 
calyx hispid, spotted. k. S. Native of St. Domingo. Flowers 
dark red. 
Spotted-calyxed Hibiscus. Shrub 6 feet. 
54 H. Cisprate nsts (St. Hil. fl. bras, 1. p. 250.) stem shrubby, 
prickly; leaves cordate, acute, or cordate 3-lobed, nearly smooth ; 
involucel of 12 linear, acute leaflets, which are 3-times shorter 
than the calyx. kh.S. Native of Brazil in the western part 
of the province of Cisplatine. Flowers purplish. 
Cisplatine Hibiscus. Fl. Dec. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
55 H. spie’npens (Fraser, mss. Graham. in edinb. phil. 
journ. p. 175. Hook. bot. mag. t. 3025.) stem beset with straight 
prickles and tubercles at the base; corolla expanded, tomentose 
on the ribs beneath; segment of the calyx 3-nerved, keeled ; 
leaflets of involucel numerous, linear, awl-shaped, a little shorter 
than the calyx; peduncles axillary, 1-flowered, much longer 
than the petioles ; leaves palmately 3-5-lobed ; lobes lanceolate. 
h.S. Native of New Holland. Flowers large, rose-coloured. 
Style protruding beyond the stamens. 
Splendid Hibiscus. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1828. 
to 20 feet. 
56 H. HETEROPHY' LLUS (Vent. malm. t. 103.) stem shrubby, 
prickly ; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, for the most part 3-lobed, 
with prickly serratures ; involucel 10-leaved. Rk. G. Native ; 
of New Holland. Ker. bot. reg. t. 29. Flowers large, reddish- 
white, with a purple centre. H. grandiflorus, Sal. par. t. 22. 
Various-leaved Hibiscus. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1803. Sh. 6 ft. 
57 H. canna’srnus (Lin. spec. 979.) stem prickly; leaves 
palmately 5-parted, deeply serrated, with 1 gland beneath on 
the principal nerve ; flowers almost sessile ; calyx beset with 
glandular hairs. ©.S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers 
large, yellow, with a dark brown bottom. Cav. diss. 3. p. 148. 
t. 52. f£. 1. Roxb. cor. 2. t. 190. H. vitifdlius, Mill. The 
bark of this species as well as that of H. sabdariffa is full of 
strong fibres, which the inhabitants of the Malabar coast prepare 
Sh. 
Shrub 5 
` and make into cordage ; and it seems as if it might be wrought 
into fine strong thread of any size. 
Hemp Hibiscus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1759. Pl. 2 to 5 ft. 
58 H. vitirotivs (Lin. mant. 569.) stem rather prickly ; 
leaves villous, toothed, 5-angled, acuminated ; flowers droop- 
ing; capsule 5-winged, hairy ; involucels. 12-leaved. ©. S. 
Native of the East Indies. Cav. diss. 3. p. 145. t. 58. f. 2. 
Rheed. mal. 6. t. 46. Flowers yellow, with a dark purple 
centre. Stamens probably purple. 
Vine-leaved Hibiscus. Fl. Jul, Oct. Clt. 1690. Pl. 1 to 3 ft. 
