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HIBISCUS L. 



Hibiscus Manihot Linnaeus, Spec, 696 (1753). — Cavanilles, 

 Monadelph, Diss, III. 172, t. 63, fig. 2 (1787). — Sims in Bot. Mag. 

 XLI. t. 1702 (1815). — De Candolle, Prodr. I. 448 (1824). — Hooker 

 in Bot Mag. LIX. t. 3152 (var. ^) (1832). — Masters in Hooker f., 

 Fl Brit. Ind, I, 341 (1874). — Hochreutiner in Ann. Cons. Jard. 

 Bot, Geneve, IV. 153 (1900). — Giirke & Diels in Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. 

 469 (1900), — Hooker f. in Bot, Mag. CXXVII. t. 7752 (1901).— 

 Dunn in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXXIX. 455 (1911). — Diels in Not. Bot 

 Card. Edinburgh, VII, 223 (PL Chin. Forrest) (1912). 



Western Hupeh: Ichang, thickets, alt. 30-1000 m., August 1907 

 (No. 2416; 1-2 m. tall, flowers yellow); same locality, A. Henry (No. 

 4183). Western Szech'uan: near Wa-shan, valley of Tung River, 

 alt. 800 m., August 1908 (No. 24i'7; 1.5-2 m. tall, flowers yellow). 

 Yunnan: Mengtsze, alt. 1600 m., A, Henry (No. 9263). 



This is a common plant in the wann parts of Hupeh, Szech*uan and Yunnan. 

 A mucilage obtained from the rootstock is used by Chinese in the manufacture of 

 paper. 



We have not considered it necessary to enumerate the numerous synonyms of 

 this variable species; for an enumeration of them we refer to Hochreutmer b 

 Revision du genre Hibiscus^ p. 131 (in Ann. Cons. Jard. Bot. Geneve^ IV. 153), where 

 36 synonyms are cited. 



Hibiscus syriacus Linnaeus, Spec. 695 (1753). — Loureiro, FL Co- 

 chin. 420 (1790). — De Candolle, Prodr. I. 448 (1824). — Masters in 

 Hooker f., Fl Brit Ind. I. 344 (1874). — Hemsley in Jour. Linn. Soc. 

 XXIII. 88 (1886). — Gurke & Diels in Bot Jahrb. XXIX. 469 

 (1900). — Pavolini in Nuov. Giorn. Bot Ital. n. ser. XV. 407 

 (1908). — Pampanini in Nuov. Giorn. Bot Ital. n. ser. XVII. 432 

 (1910). — Diels in Not Bot Card, Edinburgh, VII. 34, 223 {Pl^ 

 Chin. Forrest.) (1912). — L^veille, FL Kouy-Tchiou, 274 (1914). 



Altheafrutex Hort. ex Miller, Card. Diet. I. 46, 520 (1768). 

 Hibiscus rhombifolius Cavanilles, Monadelph. Dissert. 1. t. 69, fig- 3 (1790). 

 Hibisms syriacus, var. chinensis Lindley in Jour. Hort. Soc. Lond. VIII- 58 

 (1853). 



Western Hupeh: Ichang, cultivated, alt. 30-300 m., July 1907 

 (No. 2430; bush 2 m.); Nanto, A. Henry (No. 2126^). S2sech'uan: 

 'Na.ncVnein, A. von Rosthorn (No. 2415). Shensi: without locality, 

 1897, G. Giraldi. Formosa: Takow, Ape's Hill, alt. 3700 m., .4. Henry 



