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Class and Order. 
MonapDeELruiA PoLyANnpRIA. 
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Generic Character. 
Cal. duplex: exterior tryphyllus. Capsule plurime, 
1—2 polysperme, in orbem disposite. . 
Specific Character. 
Matva obtusiloba ; stellato-tomentosa, foliis cordatis quin- 
quelobis crenatis lobis obtusissimis, pedunculis axilla- 
ribus subramosis paucifloris, floribus congestis, calycis 
exterioris foliolis linearibus. 
Descr. Stem three to four feet high, much branched, 
fruticose, clothed with a densely-placed, whitish, stellated 
pubescence, as, indeed, is the whole plant. Leaves on slen- 
der petioles, about equal to them in length, cordate, almost 
truncated at the base, rather obsoletely five-lobed, the 
lobes crenate, very obtuse; upon the leaves, the stellated 
tomentum is so compact, that it is not visible to the naked 
eye. Stipules small, linear, deciduous. Peduncles soli- 
tary from the axils of the leaves, and longer than the leaves, ~ 
once or twice branched towards the extremity, where, on 
each branch, five or six flowers are collected into a head. 
Exterior Calyx of three linear leaflets, much shorter than 
the inner, which is quinquefid, with the segments ovate, 
very acute, spreading. Corolla rose-purple, with a deep 
spot at the base of each obcordate petal, and with the claw _ 
ciliated. Column of stamens deep purple. Stamens col- 
lected into a round head. Anthers deep purple: Pollen 
yellow: the styles are reddish, and produced just beyond 
the stamens. 
Marva 
