MALVACEE. 
F. Native of North America on the banks of rivers in Louis- 
iana and the western parts of Pennsylvania and Carolina. Sims, 
bot. mag. t. 2385, Cav. diss. 6. t. 198. f. 2. H. le'vis, Scop. 
del. 3. t. 17. H. Virginicus, Walt. fl. carol. 177. H. hastatus, 
Mich. fi. bor. amer. 2. p. 45. H. riparius, Pers. ench. 2. p. 254. 
Flowers large, purple. Perhaps this plant belongs to section 
Bombicélla, on account of the seeds being silky. 
Military Hibiscus. Fl. Aug. Sep. Clt. 1804. Pl. 3 to 4 ft. 
75 H. sprciésus (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. p. 456.) leaves smooth, 
palmately 5-parted, with lanceolate-acuminated lobes, which are 
serrated at the apex ; pedicels jointed under the apex; corolla 
spreading ; capsule ovate, smooth, 5-angled. 4%. F. Native 
of North America on the banks of rivers in South Carolina and 
Florida. Curt. bot. mag. t. 360. Wendl. hort. herrench. t. 11. 
H. coccineus, Walt. fl. car. p. 177. Flowers very large, scarlet. 
Handsome Hibiscus. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1804. Pl. 2 to 8 ft. 
76 H. cranprrvorus (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 46.) leaves 
triangular, cordate, 3-lobed, coriaceous, clothed with fine tomen- 
tum on both surfaces, hoary beneath ; capsules tomentose, very 
hairy, somewhat truncate. 2%. F. Native of North America 
in salt marshes in Georgia and Florida, and on the banks of the 
Mississippi. Flowers very large, flesh-coloured, with a darker 
centre. The fruit is yellow. . 
reat flomered Hibiscus. Fl. Aug. Oct. Clt. 1778. Pl. 3 to 
4 feet. 
_77 H. unicav’uis (D. C. ex Spreng. syst. app. p. 258.) stem 
simple, very villous; leaves cordate, roundish, angular, sinu- 
ately-denticulated, hairy above, but white from villi beneath ; 
peduncles solitary, shorter than the petioles ; leaflets of involucel 
spatulate, equal with the calyx; capsule very hispid. 2%. G. 
Native of? Perhaps shrubby. 
One-stemmed Hibiscus. Pl. 2 to 3 feet ? 
78 H. ru‘cax (Mart. ex Spreng. syst. 2. app. 258.) leaves 
almost sessile, oblong, acuminated, tomentose beneath, as well as 
the branches; peduncles 1-flowered, shorter than the leaves. 
Y? hk? S. Native of Brazil. 
Fugacious Hibiscus. Pl. 2 to 4 feet.. 
* **® Shrubby species. 
79 H. smrLEx (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 51.) arboreous, smooth ; 
leaves 3-lobed, acuminated; middle lobe longest; peduncles 
axillary, solitary, longer than the petioles ; involucel 8-9-leaved, 
shorter than the calyx ; leaflets lanceolate; capsule hispid; glo- 
bose. h.S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers shewy, red. 
Simple Hibiscus. Tree. 
80 H. tastoca’rpus (Cav. diss, 3. p. 159. t. 70. f. 1.) leaves 
ovate-lanceolate, acute, serrated, tomentose ; pedicels axillary ; 
calyx tomentose; involucel ciliated; capsule bristly. h. S. 
Native of? Involucel usually of 13 leaflets. 
Hairy-fruited Hibiscus. Shrub 10 feet. 
81 H. rerrvucr nevus (Cav. diss. 3. p. 162. t. 60. f, 1.) leaves 
cordate, obtuse, toothed, scabrous ; pedicels axillary, longer than 
the petioles; stem clothed with rusty down; capsule setose. 
h, S. Native of Madagascar. Flowers reddish, about the size 
of those of H. Tridnum. 
Rusty-stemmed Hibiscus. Clt. 1824. Shrub 10 feet. 
82 H. sutpnu'reus (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 
289.) leaves oblong, blunt at both ends, quite entire, smoothish 
above, hoary from tomentum beneath; involucel 10-leaved, 
shorter than the calyx ; cells of ovary usually 5-seeded ; stigmas 
many, capitate. h. S. Native of Caraccas. Flowers sul- 
phur-coloured, with a purple centre. . 
Var. B, acutifdlius (D. C. prod. 1. p. 451.) leaves larger, 
acute; capsules somewhat globose, acute, clothed with silky 
hairs. h. S. Native of New Andalusia on mount Cocollar. 
VOL. IL—PART VI. 
XIII. Hisiscvs. 481 
Sulphur-coloured-flowered Hibiscus. Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 
83 H. arrinis (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves oblong, acute, 
blunt at the base, quite entire, hairy above, but hoary from 
tomentum beneath; involucel 9 or 10-leaved, equal in length to 
the calyx; cells of ovary 4 or 5-seeded. h. S. Native of 
South America between Angustura and Trapiche de Farreras. 
Flowers sulphur-coloured, with a purple centre. Style 3-5 cleft. 
Allied Hibiscus. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 
84 H. Cavanitiesia‘nus (H. B. ct Kunth, 1. c.) leaves some- 
what rhomboidal, ovate-oblong, acuminated, acute at the base, 
coarsely serrated, hairy on both surfaces from starry down ; 
cells of ovary usually 4-seeded ; style 5-cleft. h. S, Native 
on the banks of the river Amazon near Tomependa. Flowers 
violet-coloured. Capsules depressed, ovate. 
Cavanilles’s Hibiscus. -Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 
85 H. unarirouius (Willd. spec. 3. p. 811.) leaves roundish, 
cordate, acuminated, sharply toothed, hairy beneath ; pedicels 
thickened, villous; involucel length of calyx. Y%.S. Native 
of the East Indies. Flowers the size and colour of those of H. 
Manihot. Involucel of 10 linear leaves. 
Lunaria-leaved Hibiscus. Pl. 3 to 6 feet. 
86 H. Brasitir’nsis (Lin. spec. 977.) leaves cordate, tooth- 
letted ; branches, petioles, pedicels, and calyxes hairy; invo- 
lucel twice as long as the calyx. kh. S. Native of Brazil. 
Resembles H. mutdbilis. Flowers yellow. Involucel 8-leaved. 
Brazilian Hibiscus. Shrub 3 feet. . 
87 H. Hruto’picus (Lin, mant. 258.) leaves wedge-shaped, 
generally 5-toothed, covered with starry hairs; pedicels longer 
than the leaves ; involucel 8 or 10-leaved, hispid. h.G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Cav. diss. 3. t. 6. f. 1. Plant 
smelling of musk. Flowers about the size of those of a straw- 
berry, perhaps purple. 
Ethiopian Hibiscus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1774. Shrub 1 ft. 
88 H. microruy’tius (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 50.) leaves oval, 
hairy, serrated in front, somewhat 5-nerved ; pedicels length of 
leaves ; involucel of 9-10 setaceous leaflets, longer than the calyx. 
h.G. Native of Arabia Felix. H. flavus, Forsk. descr. 126. 
Stamens 10-16. Stigmas 10. Flowers yellow. 
Small-leaved Hibiscus. Shrub 1 foot. 
89 H. verutinus (D. C. prod. 1. p. 452.) leaves cordate, 
bluntly-toothed, soft, hoary and velvety on both surfaces ; stem 
suffruticose ; pedicels a little longer than the petioles; involucel 
of 8-10 linear leaflets, which are rather broadest at the apex ; 
capsules roundish, hispid. kh. S. Native of the island of 
Timor. 
Velvety-leaved Hibiscus. Clt. 1818. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
90 H. sororius (Lin, fil. suppl. 311.) leaves cordate, cre- 
nated, scabrous; stem suffruticose, hairy ; involucel of 10 terete 
leaflets, which are dilated at the apex. kh. S. Native of Suri- 
nam. Corolla as in H. Ménihot. 
Sister Hibiscus. Shrub 3 feet. 
91 H, Gutxee’nsis; stem erect, branched, pilose ; leaves 
trifid or 5-lobed, serrated, subcordate, beset with forked hairs 
beneath ; flowers racemose; peduncles short, pilose. b. S. 
Native of Guinea. Corolla large, yellow. Perhaps belonging 
to this section. 
Guinea Hibiscus. Fl. June, Aug. Shrub 6 feet. 
92 H. mura’sitis (Lin. spec. 977.) leaves cordate, angular, 
3-5-lobed, acuminated, toothed, and are as well as the branches 
rather downy; pedicels almost the length of the leaves; invo- 
lucel 7-10-leaved ; lobes of calyx elongated, 5-nerved. h.S. 
Native of the East Indies. Cav. diss. 3. t. 62. f. 1. And. bot. 
rep. 228. H. Sinénsis, Mill. dict. no, 2.—Rumph. amb. 4. p. 27. 
t. 9.—Rheed. mal. 6. p. 66, t. 38—41. Flowers white in the 
morning, changing to a flesh-colour towards noon, but becom- 
ing rose-coloured towards the evening, usually double, resembling 
