MALVACES. 
Cottony-seeded Hibiscus. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1818. Sh. 4 ft. 
109 H. Rosa-Maxapa’rica (Kon. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 105.) 
branches hairy; leaves cordate, somewhat 3-lobed, serrated ; 
peduncles elongated, equal ; leaflets of involucel 5-6, linear, equal 
in length to the calyx. h. S. Nativeof Malabar. Ker. bot. 
reg. t. 337. H. hirtus, Lin. spec. 977. Cav. diss. 3. t. 67. f. 3. 
Flowers bright red, and also white. 
Malabar-rose. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 
110 H. micra’nruus (Cav. diss. 3. p. 155, t. 66. f. 1.) 
leaves ovate or roundish, undivided, serrated, scabrous ; pedicels 
longer than the leaves; corollas reflexed; involucel 7-leaved. 
k. S. Native of the East Indies. H. micranthus and H. rí- 
gidus, Lin. fil. suppl. 308 and 310. according to Ait. hort. kew. 
ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 226. Flowers yellow, small. 
Small-flovered Hibiscus. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1794. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 
111 H. sparua‘ceus (Blum. bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnea. }. 
p. 650.) leaves orbicularly-cordate, acuminated, denticulated, 
clothed with stellate villi beneath; branches covered with fasci- 
cles of hairs; involucel 8-10-parted. kh. S. Native of Java. 
Spathaceous Hibiscus. Shrub 2 feet. 
112 H. cxanpesti'nus (Cav. icon. 1. p. 1. t. 2.) leaves 
ovate, somewhat cordate, toothed, roughish ; lower ones obso- 
letely 3-lobed ; pedicels jointed under the apex, length of leaves ; 
involucel 6-leaved ; calyx enclosing the petals. h.S. ° Native 
of Senegal. Flowers whitish, becoming violet as they wither. 
Clandestine Hibiscus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. Sh. 3 ft. 
113 H. ovariréxius (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 50.) leaves oval and 
rather angular, hispid ; stem scabrous from starry hairs ; invo- 
lucel 5-leaved. h. G. Native of Arabia Felix on mountains. 
Uréna ovalif olia, Forsk. descr.124. Flowers yellow, with a dark 
centre, about the size of those of H. vitif dlius. 
Oval-leaved Hibiscus. Shrub 6-10 feet. 
114 H. virea‘rus (Blum. bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnea. 1. p. 
650.) leaves linear-lanceolate, acuminated, remotely-toothed 
above, lower ones cuneiform-ovate, 3-lobed ; peduncles shorter 
than the leaves, jointed above the middle; involucel 8-10- 
leaved. h.S. Native of Java. Flowers yellow? 
Twiggy Hibiscus. Shrub 4 feet. 
Sect. VIII. Trio'nom (rptovov, trionon, a name applied by 
Theophrastes to a Malvaceous plant, said to be derived from 
Tpec, treis, three; from the 3 divisions of the leaf or from the 
3 colours of the flowers). Medik. malv. p. 46. D. C. prod. 1. 
p- 453. Cells of capsule many-seeded. Seeds smooth. Co- 
rolla expanded. Involucel many-leaved. Calyx bladdery, in- 
flated, full of nerves. 
115 H. Trio‘num (Lin. spec. 981.) leaves toothed, lower 
ones almost undivided, upper ones 3-parted ; lobes lanceolate, 
with the middle one very long; calyx inflated, membranaceous, 
full of nerves. ©. H. Native of Italy and Carniola. Flowers 
cream-coloured with a dark-purple centre. Cav. diss. 3. 
t. 64. f.1. Curt. bot. mag. t. 209. 
Three-coloured-flowered or Bladder Ketmia. 
Clt. 1596. Pl. 4 to 14 foot. 
116 H. nrsrıpus (Mill. dict. no. 21.) leaves toothed, lower 
ones 3-lobed, upper ones 5-parted, blunt ; lobes lanceolate, with 
the middle one longest; calyxes inflated, membranaceous, full 
of nerves; stem hispid. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Ker. bot. reg. t. 806. H. Triònum, var. y, hispidus, 
D. C. prod. 1, p. 453. Flowers yellow, with a dark-brownish 
purple centre. 
Var. B, ternatus (Cav. diss. 3. p. 172. t. 64. f. 3.) leaves 
nearly all 8-parted, with coarsely-toothed lobes ; pedicels scarcely 
longer than the petioles; stem dwarf. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope 
Var, ò, cordif dlius (Mcench. suppl. 202. under Tridnum, ) 
Fl. June, Sept. 
XIII. Husiscvs, 483 
radical leaves cordate, roundish, upper ones 3-parted. H. Afri- 
canus, Roth. beitr. 1. p. 43. 
Hispid-stemmed Ketmia. Fl. Jul. Oct. Clt. 1713. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 
117 H. rrionoipes; stem shrubby, hispid; leaves 3-5- 
lobed, middle lobe very long, all unequally toothed ; calyx in- 
flated. k.G.- Native of New Holland (Caley). Flowers 
yellowish with a dark centre. A weak shrub. 
Trionum-like Ketmia. Shrub 1 foot. 
118 H. Humpo'tptu (Mart. mss. Coll. hort. rip. p. 350.) 
radical leaves almost undivided and cordate, upper ones more 
or less parted. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Perhaps H. hispidus var. ò, cordifolius, D. C. prod. 1. p. 453. 
Flowers sulphur-coloured, with a dark centre. 
FHumboldt’s Ketmia. Pl. 3 to 4 feet. 
119 H. vesica'rivus (Cav. diss. 3. p. 171. t. 62. f. 2.) leaves 
toothed, lower ones undivided, upper ones 5-cleft with oblong, 
blunt lobes; calyx inflated, membranaceous, full of nerves. 
©. H. Native of Africa. H. Africanus, Mill. dict. no. 20. 
Flowers yellow with a dark-brownish purple centre. 
Bladdery-calyxed Ketmia. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1713. Pi. 
3 to 14 foot. 
120 H. Ricuarpsonu (Sweet, hort. brit. 1. p. 51. Lindl. 
bot. reg. t. 875.) suffruticose; leaves hairy, 5-lobed; lobes 
linear-oblong, coarsely toothed ; calyx villous, longer than the 
involucrum ; peduncles axillary, 1-flowered, shorter than the 
leaves, or in terminal racemes. .G. Native of New South 
Wales. Corolla yellow, with a purple bottom. 
Richardson’s Ketmia. Fl. June, Aug. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
Sect. IX. Sasparr'rra (a name given by the Turks to H. 
sabdariffa). D. C. prod. 1. p. 453. Cells of capsule many- 
seeded. Seedssmooth. Involucel 1-leaved, many-toothed, joined 
together at the base, or even to the middle and with the calyx. 
Annual plants with smooth, thickish leaves. This section nearly 
agrees in character with the following genus Paritium, 
121 H. saspari'rra (Lin. spec. 978.) leaves fleshy, toothed, 
lower ones ovate, undivided, middle ones 3-lobed, cuneated at 
the base; flowers almost sessile; involucel 10-12-lobed. ©. S. 
Native of the East Indies. Cav. diss. 3. t. 198. f. 1. Bonpl. 
nav. t.29. Lois. herb. amat. t. 296. Stems unarmed, smooth, 
red. Flowers sulphur-coloured with a dark-red centre. The 
name of this plant in the West Indies is Red-sorrel. The 
calyxes and the capsules, freed from the seeds, make very agree- 
able tarts ; and a decoction of them, sweetened and fermented, 
is commonly called sorrel cool-drink. It is a small diluting 
liquor much used in our sugar colonies, and reckoned very re- 
freshing in those sultry climates. The leaves are used in salads. 
Sabdariffa is the Turkish name for this plant. 
Sabdariffa or Red-sorrel. Fl. June, Sept. 
1 to 3 feet. 
122 H. picrra'rus (Cav. diss. 3. p.151.t. 70. f. 2.) leaves 
palmately 5-parted, with lanceolate serrated lobes; petioles mu- 
ricated ; flowers almost sessile, solitary ; involucel 7-cleft. ©.S. 
Native of Brazil. Flowers white, with a dark-red centre. 
Var. B, Kerrianus (D. C. prod. 1. p. 453.) leaves variable, 
some of them 3-5-cleft, others ovate, undivided, toothed. ©. S. 
Native of Brazil at Rio Janeiro. H. digitatus, Ker. bot. reg. 
t. 608. Flowers white with a red centre as well as being red 
on the outside. Perhaps a distinct species from the plant of 
Cavanilles. 
Digitate-leaved Hibiscus. 
Clt. 1596. PI. 
Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt. 1816. Pl. 2 ft. 
+ Species not sufficiently knonn. 
123 H. picrr1rérmis (D.C. prod. 1. p. 454.) leaves digitate, 
usually of 9 equal very narrow lobes, somewhat pubescent ; pe- 
tioles clothed with cinereous down. ).S. Native of? H. 
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