MALVACEÆ. XXVII. Siva. 
159 S. Brasirrr’ysıis (Cav. diss. 1. p. 37. t. 34. f. 1.) leaves 
ovate, acuminate, 5-nerved, hardly toothletted, tomentose be- 
neath, as well as the branches ; stipulas filiform ; pedicels 1- 
flowered, equal in length with the petioles; capsules hairy. ¢. 
S. Native of Brazil. Schrad. ill. pl. bras. in Geet. anz. Flowers 
yellow ? 
Brazilian Sida. 
* * Leaves cordate, undivided. 
Fl. July, Sep. Clt.1818. Pl. 2 feet? 
160 S. era`ciuis (Rich. act. soc. nat. par. p. 111.) leaves 
oblong, cordate, quite entire, tapering to the base, reflexed ; 
branchlets with fascicles of flowers ; stem shrubby, brittle. h. 
S. Native of Antilles. Flowers yellow? 
Slender Sida. Fl. July, Aug. Shrub. 
161 S. ca’rnea (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. prod. 
1. pe 473.) leaves ovate-oblong, somewhat cordate, toothed, 
acute; pedicels solitary, axillary, longer than the petioles ; car- 
pels 5, distinct. h.S. Native of Mexico. Stem very much 
branched. Flowers small, flesh-coloured. Stigmas purple. 
Flesh-coloured-flowered Sida. Pl. 2 feet? 
162 S. vitro sa (Mill. dict. no. 6.) leaves somewhat cordate, 
sessile, serrated, rather villous; flowers axillary, crowded; car- 
pels bidentate. h.S. Native of South America. An erect 
hairy shrub, with pale-yellow flowers. 
Villous Sida. Fl. July, Aug. Clit. 1739. Shrub 3 feet. 
163 S. verrucura‘ta (D. C. prod. 1. p. 473.) stem warty- 
pubescent; leaves cordate, lanceolate, acuminate, acutely cre- 
nate, pubescent; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, filiform, a little 
longer than the petioles. h.S. Native of Brazil. S. argita, 
Fisch. in Link. enum. hort. berl. 2. p. 206. but not of Swartz. 
Petals yellow, a little larger than the calyx. 
Warted-stemmed Sida. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1822. Shrub 3 ft. 
164 S. Grave oLENs (Roxb. ex Horn. hafn. suppl. 77.) leaves 
roundish, cordate, somewhat acuminated ; peduncles shorter than 
the petioles ; carpels truncate, longer.than the calyx. ©. S. 
Native of the East Indies. Flowers yellow. 
Strong-scented Sida. Pl. 14 foot. 
165 S. purpura’scens (Link. enum. hort. berl. 2. p. 206.) 
leaves cordate, acuminate, crenately-denticulate, and are as well as 
stems clothed with green down; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, a 
little longer than the petioles. h.S. Native of Brazil. Petioles 
long, nevertheless they are shorter than the limbs of the leaves. 
Nerves yellowish on the under side of the leaf. Petals with 
narrow claws, purplish. . 
Purplish Sida. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1822. Shrub 1 to 3 ft. 
166 S. pa‘rens (Andr. bot. rep. 571.) leaves cordate, acumi- 
nate, deeply serrate ; peduncles solitary, longer than the petioles; 
carpels 5, awned. h. S. Native of Abyssinia. Flowers 
yellow. Carpels 4-5 seeded. A species of -Abutilon. 
Open Sida. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1806. PI. 4 feet. 
167 S. conrra’cra (Link. enum. hort. berl. 2. p. 204.) leaves 
cordate, acuminate, repand, rarely crenate, hoary from down ; 
panicle contracted, bracteolate ; calyxes tomentose. h. S. Na- 
tive of Madagascar. Flowers yellow? 
Contracted-panicled Sida. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1823. Shrub. 
168 S. conre’rta (Link. |. c. p. 207.) leaves cordate, acute, 
crenate, wrinkled, and are as well as stems clothed with yellow 
down ; flowers almost sessile, aggregate. h. S. Native of 
Brazil. Corolla obscurely yellow, a little longer than the calyx. 
Calyx tomentose. 
Cronded-flowered Sida. 
l to 3 feet. 
169 S. ursu‘ra (Mill. dict. no. 9.) leaves orbicular, cordate, 
crenate ; stem and petioles hairy ; peduncles long, axillary, 1- 
flowered.—Native of? Flowers small, yellow. 
Hairy Sida. Pl. 14 foot. 
Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1822. Shrub 
499 
170 S. sEssILIFLORA ; erect, pilose; leaves roundish, cordate, 
acuminated, crenate, on long petioles ; flowers axillary, and 
terminal, racemose, almost sessile. h.S. Native of Guinea. 
Sessile-flowered Sida. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
171 S. pr’sitis; plant pilose; stem weak, simple; leaves 
roundish-cordate, acuminated, unequally serrated on long pe- 
tioles; pedicels solitary, 1-flowered, short. h.S. Native of 
Guinea. 
Weak Sida. Shrub 1 foot. 
172 S. STELLATA ; erect, branched ; leaves roundish, cordate, 
acuminated, entire, tomentose beneath ; panicle terminal ; car- 
pels 4-5, awnless. h.S. Native of Guinea. 
Stellate-carpelled Sida. Shrub 1 foot. 
173 S. Pe’rsica (Burm. ind. t. 47. f. 1.) lower leaves stalked, 
cordate, acuminate, upper ones sessile, lanceolate, toothed ; pedi- 
cels solitary, 1-flowered. © ? H. Native of Persia. Cav. diss. 
1. p. 35.t. 4. f. 1. Flowers yellow. 
Persian Sida. Pl. 1 foot. 
174 S. vastostr'Ga (Link. enum. hort. berl. 2. p. 205.) leaves 
cordate, acuminate, hoary from tomentum beneath ; pedicels 
axillary, 1-flowered, longer than the petioles; calyxes and cap- 
sules awnless, downy-villous. h. S. Native of Brazil. Stem 
round, hoary from down. Corolla yellow, a little larger than the - 
calyx. 
Hairy-covered Sida. Fl. Aug. Sep. Clt. 1824. Shrub 2 ft. 
*** Leaves cordate, tricuspidate or 3-lobed. 
175 S. prrtora (Cav. diss. 1. p. 37. t. 9. f. 1.) leaves ovate, 
cordate, acuminate, toothed, tricuspidate ; peduncles twin, axil- 
lary, equal in length to the petioles. h. S. Native of? Flowers 
yellow. . 
Two-flowered Sida. Shrub. 
176 S. pentaca’reos (Roxb. ex horn. suppl. 78.) leaves cor- 
date, somewhat tricuspidate; peduncles length of petioles ; 
carpels awnless, very hispid. ©. S. Native of the East Indies. 
Flowers probably yellow. 
Five-fruited Sida. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1620. PI. 1 foot. 
177 S. Sesser (Lag. nov. gen. 21.) leaves cordate, ovate, 
somewhat 3-lobed, acuminate, toothed, downy beneath ; pedun- 
cles axillary, solitary, and in pairs, longer than the petiole, 
usually 2-flowered; carpels 5. h. S. Native of New Spain. 
Sesse’s Sida. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 
eee * Leaves palmately lobed. 
178 S. GEeranioipes (D. C. prod. 1. p. 474.) leaves hoary 
with down beneath, velvety above, palmately 5-lobed ; lobes 
deeply-toothed, middle one elongated ; pedicels axillary, soli- 
tary, 1-flowered, length of petioles; calyx tomentose, campa- 
nulate, truncate, with 5-6 blunt teeth. h.G. Native of New 
Holland. Petals twice as long as the calyx. Perhaps a species 
of Lagune'a. 
Geranium-like Sida. Shrub. 
179 S. atcwoives (Mich. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 44.) lower 
leaves triangular, cordate, cut, upper ones palmately multifid ; 
corymb terminal; calyx hispid. Y%. H. Native of North 
America in stony fields of Kentucky and Tenmassee, &c. Re- 
sembles in habit Málva alcéa. 
Alcea-like Sida. Fl. July, Aug. PI. 4 feet ? 
180 S. PHYLLA'NTHUS (Cav. diss. 5. p. 276. t. 127.) plant 
stemless ; leaves 3-parted, with sessile, 3-parted, wedge-shaped, 
blunt, very entire segments; flowers solitary, inserted on the 
winged petioles ; carpels 12. Y.8. Native of Peru. Leaves 
downy, rufescent beneath. Flower large, blue or pale-violet. 
H. B. Kunth, nov. gen. et spec. amer, 5. p. 264. This is a 
very singular species. 
Leaf-flowered Sida. 
38 2 
Pl, 4 foot. 
