MALVACEZ. XIV. Paritivm. 
14-toothed or 10-14-cleft involucel, shorter than the calyx. 
Staminiferous tube 5-toothed, naked. Style 5-cleft exserted 
above the staminiferous tube. Capsule 5-celled, 5-valved ; 
valves with dissepiments in the middle, appearing as if the 
capsule was 10-celled. Seeds kidney-shaped. Trees or shrubs. 
Leaves entire, crenated or lobed, glandular at the base on the 
nerves. Stipulas twin, broad, ovate. Peduncles 1-flowered, axil- 
lary, or terminal and bibracteolate. Flowers yellow or purplish. 
This genus has been separated from Hibiscus, we shall therefore 
retain the authorities for the species under that genus. 
1 P. rricu’spis (Cav. diss. 3. p. 152. t. 55. f. 21. under Hi- 
biscus,) leaves hoary, 3-lobed ; lobes lanceolate, a little toothed ; 
peduncles axillary, usually 2-flowered, disposed in racemes at 
the top of the branches; involucel 9-toothed. h.S. Native 
of the Society Islands. H. hastatus, Lin. fil. suppl. 310. Corolla 
yellow, with a brown centre, changing to red as they fade, as in 
P. tiliaceum. 
Three-pointed-leaved Paritium. Clt. 1820. Tree 25 feet. 
2 P. Aza’nzm (D.C. prod. 1. p. 454. under Hibiscus,) leaves 
smooth, lower ones palmately-lobed, middle ones cordate, upper 
ones ovate, entire; involucel 10-12-toothed. kh. S. Native 
of Mexico. Azanza insignis, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. 
Flowers large, scarlet. 
Azdnza’s Paritium. Tree 20 feet. 
3 P. cixrcinna Tum (Willd. enum. 735. under Hibiscus,) leaves 
orbicular, cordate, acuminated, very entire, hoary-pubescent 
beneath; involucel 10-toothed. kh. S. Native of Caraccas. 
Flower purplish? Like P. elatum. 
Round-leaved Paritium. Clt. 1820. Tree 30 feet. 
4 P. rira ceum (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p.156.) leaves crenulated, 
cordate, acuminated, smooth above and hoary from down be- 
neath, 9-11-nerved ; involucel 10-lobed. h. S. Native of the 
East Indies and Brazil. H. tiliàceus, Lin. spec. 976. Cav. 
diss. 3. t. 55. f. 1. Ker. bot. reg. t. 232. Paríti, Rheed. mal. 1. 
t. 30.—Rumph. amb. 2, p. 218. t.73. Leaves furnished at the 
nerves beneath with 1-3 linear pores. Flowers sulphur-coloured, 
with a large purplish-brown spot at the base of each petal. 
In the island of Otaheite they make matting of the bark of 
this tree as fine as our coarse cloth. Also ropes and lines, from 
the size of an inch to that of a small packthread ; and fishing 
nets. Forster informs, us they also suck this bark for food, 
when the bread-fruit fails them ; and in New Caledonia the in- 
habitants frequently subsist on it, though it is an insipid food, 
affording very little nourishment. 
Lime-tree-like Paritium. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1739. Tree 40 ft. 
5 P. exva‘rum (Swartz. fl. ind. occid. 2. p. 1218. under Hibis- 
cus,) leaves roundish-cordate, quite entire, white from down 
beneath ; peduncles very short, 1-flowered ; involucel 10-cleft. 
h. S. Native of Jamaica, Porto-Rico, French Guiana, &c. 
Leaves furnished on the middle nerve beneath with a linear pore. 
The bark of this tree is very pliable and is made into cordage of 
various descriptions. It is called in Jamaica umbrella tree. 
Flowers large, of a purplish-copper colour. 
Tall Paritium. Clt. 1790. Tree 50 feet. 
6 P. Guixer’nse (D. C. prod. 1. p. 454. under Hibiscus,) 
leaves roundish, cordate, quite entire, hoary from pubescence 
beneath ; peduncles 1-flowered, longer than the petioles; invo- 
lucel very short, 10-toothed. h.S. Native of Guinea. Re- 
sembles P. tiliaceum, but the flowers are twice the size. It is 
called in our colonies on the coast of Guinea umbrella tree, from 
the shade it affords. Flowers at first yellow, but become 
purplish as they fade, like those of P. tiliaceum. 
Guinea Paritium. Fl. April, Clt. 1822. Tree 40 feet. 
7 P. smire (Blum. bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnea. 1. p. 651, 
under Hibiscus,) leaves orbicularly-cordate, acuminated, crenu- 
lated, covered with white stellate tomentum beneath; involucel 
XV. Lacunaria. 485 
10-cleft. h.S. Native of Java. 
with a purplish-brown centre. 
the nerves beneath, 
Similar Paritium. Tree 40 feet. 
8 P. Gance'ticum; leaves ovate, cordate, sometimes slightly 
3-lobed, rufescent beneath; involucel connate at the base; 
branches and petioles rufescent ; peduncles long or short, axil- 
lary and terminal. h.S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers 
yellow with a dark-purple bottom? Hibiscus Gangéticus, Roxb. 
Gangetic Paritium. Clt.1800. Tree 30 feet. 
9 P. macropuy’tLum (Roxb. hort. beng. under Hibiscus,) 
villous ; leaves large, roundish-cordate, acuminated, crenulated, 
pale and glandular beneath; petioles .and peduncles hairy- 
tomentose ; involucel 12-14-cleft ; capsules many-seeded ; seeds 
bearded on the margins. h. S. Native of Bengal, Chitta- 
gong, and Silhet. H. macrophyllus, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 51. 
Wall. pl. asiat. rar. p. 44, t. 51. Flowers terminal and axillary, 
solitary or twin, large, yellow, with a purple centre. There 
is a large single spatha which incloses the flower-bud and a 2- 
leaved spatha which incloses the leaf-bud. Stigmas 5-6. 
Large-leaved Paritium. Clt. 1810. Tree 40 feet. 
10 P. aputitorpes (Willd. enum. 736. under Hibiscus,) leaves 
roundish, cordate, acuminated, crenate, green, and smooth on 
both surfaces ; stipulas cordate-ovate. h. S. Native of South 
America.—Sloan. jam. hist. 1. t. 134. f. 4. exclusive of the 
synonymes. Flowers the colour of the preceding. The bark of 
this species being very pliable is made into cordage. 
Mulberry-like Paritium. Clt. 1820. Tree 30 feet. 
11 P. PernamBuce’nseE (Bertol. exc. p. 13. under Hibiscus,) 
leaves profoundly cordate, roundish, acuminated, crenated ; 
older ones very smooth on both surfaces; stipulas lanceolate- 
faleate. kh.S. Native of Brazil and Guadaloupe. Flowers 
unknown but probably yellow, with a dark centre. 
Pernambuco Paritium. Tree 40 feet. 
Cult. The species of Paritium will grow well in loam and 
sand, and half-ripened cuttings will root readily in sand, under a 
hand-glass, in heat. As all the species grow to considerable-sized 
trees before they flower, it is not likely that any of them can 
be brought to flower in our stoves. 
Flowers sulphur-coloured, 
Leaves with 3-5 linear pores on 
XV. LAGUNA‘RIA (a name given to this genus from its 
similarity to Lagunæ`a, which see). Hibiscus, sect. xi. Lagu- 
naria, D.C. prod. 1. p. 454. 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Polyandria. Calyx 5-cleft, girded 
by a hardly evident, entire, or toothed involucel or margin. 
Stigmas 5, adglutinate. Capsule 5-valved, 5-celled, many-seeded. 
Trees with entire lanceolate leaves, and large reddish flowers 
rising singly from the axillee of the leaves. 
1 L. Paterso'nn (Ait. hort. kew. 4. p. 224. under Hibiscus) 
leaves lanceolate-oblong, quite entire, covered with whitish 
scales beneath. h.G. Native of Norfolk Island. Hibiscus 
Patersonius, Andr. bot. rep. 286. Lagunæ'a Patersdnia, Sims. 
bot. mag. t. 769. Lagunæ'a squamea, Vent. malm. t. 42. 
Flowers large, pale-red, or nearly white, solitary, axillary. 
Paterson’s Lagunaria. Fl. June, Aug. Cit. 1792. Tree 20 ft. 
2 L. cunerro RMIS ; leaves oblong, cuneated, obtuse, smooth, 
quite entire. h. G. Native of New Holland on the western 
coast. Pedicels length of calyx ; involucel very minute, toothed ; 
calyx cleft beyond the middle into 5 acuminated lobes. Stem 
and leaves resembling those of Candéllea cuneiformis. Flowers 
pale-red ? i 
Wedge-shaped-leaved Lagunaria. Fl. June, Aug. Clt.? Tree 
15 feet. 
Cult. Elegant shrubs, well adapted for conservatories. 
They will grow in a mixture of sand and loam, and cuttings 
will root in sand under a hand-glass, 
