MALVACEZ. XXVIII. Asuriton. 501 
tive of South America, Cav. diss. 1. t. 5. f. 1. S. trisuleata, Jacq. 
amer, 195. Schoenbr. t. 118.—Geertn. fruct. 2. t. 134. Ac- 
cording to Kunth this is the type of a separate genus. Flowers 
yellow with a purple bottom. l 
Triangular-branched Abutilon. 
Shrub 8 feet. 
16 A. rnca'num (Link. enum. hort. berl. 2. p. 204. under 
Sìda,) leaves hoary with tomentum, cordate, somewhat acumina- 
ted, acutely crenulated ; pedicels 1-flowered, longer than the 
petioles; calyxes and capsules tomentose. h.S. Native of 
the Sandwich Islands. Stems somewhat triangular. Flowers 
yellow, a little longer than those of S. triquetra. 
leary leaved Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1818. 
3 feet. 
17 A. inzaquita‘terum (St. Hil. fi. bras. 1. p. 198. t. 40.) 
leaves ovate-oblong, cordate at the base, unequal-sided, with a 
short acumen, unequally serrately-ciliated, pilose above, somewhat 
tomentose beneath; peduncles axillary, solitary, 1-flowered ; 
capsule 8-celled; cells 3-seeded. h.S. Native of Brazil in 
the provinces of Minas Geraes and Rio Janeiro. Flowers 
golden-yellow. 
Unequal-sided-leaved Abutilon. FI. Feb. Shrub 2 feet. 
18 A. GLecHommro.ium (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 198. t. 411.) 
stems numerous, terete, prostrate, puberulous ; leaves cordate 
at the base, roundish, crenated, puberulous ; flowers axillary, 
solitary ; capsule 3-5-celled, terminated by as many points ; 
cells 3-seeded. h. S. Native of Brazil in the province of 
Cisplatine. Flowers pinkish. 
Ground-ivy-leaved Abutilon. FI. Nov. Jan. Shrub 3 to 5 ft. 
19 A. ramirLoxum (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 199.) stem simple, 
suffruticose, profoundly furrowed, densely tomentose ; leaves 
cordate, acuminated, nearly entire, velvety-tomentose ; flowers 
panicled ; capsule hispid, clammy, 5-6-celled ; cells 3-seeded. 
k. S. Native of Brazil in the provinces of Minas Geraes and 
Minas Novas. Flowers yellow. 
Branch-flowered Abutilon. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
20 A. LEUCANTHEMUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 200.) stem 
suffruticose, angular, pubescent; leaves cordate, acuminated, 
quite entire, pubescent; flowers disposed in few-flowered ra~ 
cemes ; capsule puberulous, 5-celled, 5-beaked ; cells 3-seeded. 
h. S. Native of Brazil in the province of Rio Janeiro. 
Flowers white. 
White-flowered Abutilon. Fl. Aug. Shrub 2 feet. 
21 A. putcue’tLum (Bonpl. nav. t. 2. under Sida,) leaves 
cordate, ovate-lanceolate, coarsely and unequally crenated, some- 
what downy beneath from starry pubescence, scabrous above ; 
racemes axillary, few-flowered, longer than the petioles ; carpels 
5, 2-awned, 2-3-seeded. h.S. Native of New Holland. Hook. 
bot. mag. t. 2753. Flowers white. Carpels 2-seeded. The 
plant figured in Bot. Mag. may be a distinct species, the racemes 
being much shorter than the petioles, and the carpels not evi- 
dently 2-awned. 
Neat Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Shrub 2 feet. 
22 A. ricnosum (Cav. diss. 1. p. 28. t. 6. f. 2. under Sida,) 
leaves roundish, cordate, acuminate, crenate, tomentose ; pedi- 
cels solitary, longer than the petioles ; carpels 7-8, awnless, 3- 
seeded, very hard. h.S. Native of St. Domingo. Flowers 
yellow. Stem hard. 
Woody-fruited Abutilon. Shrub 3 feet. 
23 A. optu'sum (Cav. diss. 1. p. 34. t. 9. f. 2. under S?da,) 
leaves cordate, ovate, obtuse, toothed, tricuspidate ; peduncles 
usually 4-flowered, umbellate, longer than the petioles ; carpels 
8-10, acute, 3-seeded. h.S. Native of? Flowers pale-yellow. 
Blunt-leaved Abutilon. Shrub 8 feet. 
24 A. RAMosum (Cav. diss. 1. p. 28. t. 6. f. 1. under Stda,) 
leaves ovate, cordate, unequally and deeply toothed ; peduncles 
Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1775. 
Shrub 
axillary, 4-6-flowered ; carpels 5-6, 2-awned, 3-seeded. Native 
of Senegal and other parts of Guinea. S. Africana, Beauv. fl. 
d. ow. 2. t. 116. Flowers yellow. 
Branched Abutilon. Fl, July. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 
25 A. UMBELLA`TUM (Lin. spec. 962. under Sìda,) leaves 
roundish, cordate, toothed, rather angular, acuminate ; pedun- 
cles usually 4-flowered, umbellate, axillary; carpels 6-11, 2- 
awned, 3-seeded. ©. S. Native of Jamaica. Jacq. hort. 
vind. t. 56. Cav. diss, 1. t. 6. f. 3. and 5. t. 129. f. 2. Flowers 
yellow. Peduncles somewhat 6-7-flowered. 
Umbellate-flowered Abutilon. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1788. 
Pl. 14 foot. 
26 A. GigantE‘uM (Jacq. Schoenbr. 2. p. 8. t. 141. under 
Stda,) leaves roundish, cordate, crenate, tricuspidate, white and 
velvety on both surfaces; flowers racemose ; corollas reflexed ; 
carpels 5, many-sceded, villous. k.S. Native of Caraccas. 
Carpels 8-12, according to Jacquin. Flowers yellow. 
Giant Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub 10 ft. 
27 A. r’tecans (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 207.) stem hairy; 
leaves oblong, cordate, acuminated, unequally toothed, velvety- 
tomentose beneath and hoary; pedicels axillary, twin, hairy ; 
ovary 8-celled; cells 4-9-seeded. k. S. Native of Brazil 
in the provinces of Rio Janeiro and Minas Geraes. Flowers red? 
Elegant Abutilon. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 
** Polycarpe. Carpels or cells 9 or more. 
28 A, rEFLE’xum (Cav. diss. 1. p. 36. t. 7. and 6. t. 195. 
f. 1. under Sida,) leaves roundish, cordate, acuminate, crenate, 
tomentose ; pedicels solitary, longer than the petioles; petals 
wedge-shaped, toothed at the apex, reflexed; carpels 12, 3- 
seeded. h.S. Native of Peru in sandy places. S. retrérsa, 
Lher. stirp. 1. t. 64. Flowers large, scarlet, with a dusky spot 
at the base of each petal. 
Reftexed-petalled Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1799. Sh. 4 ft. 
29 A. pepuncura‘re (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. 
p. 273.) leaves roundish-ovate, acuminate, profoundly cordate, 
repandly-toothed, hairy above, hoary from soft tomentum beneath ; 
pedicels solitary, very long; petals oblong-spatulate, reflexed ; 
carpels about 20, 3-4-seeded. kh.S. Native of South America 
in shady places on the banks of the river Amazon, Sida pedun- 
cularis, D. C. prod. 1. p. 469. Flowers purple. 
Long flower-stalked Abutilon. Shrub 4 feet. 
30 Å. MICROSPE'RMUM (Cav. diss. 1. p. 29. t. 13. f. 4. under 
Stda,) leaves roundish, cordate, acute, rather crenate ; pedicels 
solitary, shorter than the petioles; carpels 12-13, 2-3-seeded, 
each ending in two fringed beaks. k.S. Native of? Flowers 
yellow. Seeds very small. 
Small-seeded Abutilon. Shrub 2 feet. 
31 Å. UMBELLTFERUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 204.) stem suf- 
fruticose, terete, densely tomentose ; leaves cordate at the base, 
abruptly acuminated, velvety-pubescent above, but hoary and to- 
mentose beneath ; flowers in umbels on the tops of long pedun- 
cles; capsule villous, 1 2-13-celled,with an equal number of beaks ; 
cells 3-seeded. h.S. Native of Brazil in the province of Rio 
Grande do Sul. Flowers pinkish. 
‘mbelliferous Abutilon. Shrub 7 to 8 feet. 
32 A. escute NtuM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 204.) stem shrubby, 
terete, tomentose with grey hairs; leaves cordate, acuminated, 
toothed, puberulous above, and tomentose beneath ; flowers axil- 
lary, solitary ; cells of capsule 3-seeded. h. S. Native of Brazil 
in the province of Rio Janeiro, where it is called Bencao de 
Deos, and where the inhabitants dress and eat the flowers with 
their viands. Flowers purple. St. Hil. pl. us. bras. no. 51. 
Esculent-flowered Abutilon. Fl. Sept. Shrub 7 to 8 feet. 
33 A. ca’rneum (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 205.) stem suffruti- 
cose, terete, tomentose from rufescent hairs; leaves cordate, 
