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Higsiscus MANrnoT, @. PALMATED-LEAVED 
Hisiscus, var. B. 
Class and Order. 
Monapetpui1A PoryanpriA. 
( Nat. Ord.—Matvacez. ) 
_ Generic Character. 
Calyx cinctus inyolucello sepius polyphyllo, rarius foli- 
olis paucis aut inter se coalitis. Petala hinc non auriculata. 
Stigmata 5. Carpella in capsulam 5-locularem coalita, 
valvis intus medio septiferis, loculis polyspermis aut rarius 
l-spermis. D C. | 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Himiscus Manihot ; caule inermi, foliis subglabris palmato- 
partitis, lobis 5—7 acuminatis grosse serratis, invo- 
lucello hispido 4—8-phyllo, pedicellis floridis decli- 
natis, DC. as Js, 
Hisiscus Manihot. Linn. Sp. Pl. p.980. Cav. Diss. 3. p. 
172. t. 63. f.2. Willd. Sp. PL p. 825. Ait. Hort. Kew. 
ed. 2. v. 4. p. 229. Sims in Bot. Mag. t. 1702. De 
one Prodr. v. 1. p. 448. _ Spreng. Syst. Veget. v. 3. 
p. 102. . 
Kermra folio Manihot serrato, flore amplo sulphureo. Dill. ) 
Elth. p. 189. t. 156. f. 189. \ 
(8.) palmatus ; foliis palmatifidis, radice crassa fungosa. 
De Cand. Prodr. ». 1. p. 448. (Tas. nostr.) 
Himiscus palmatus. Cav. Diss. 3. p. 168. t. 63.f-1. — 
a 
A description, and an excellent figure of the var. a, the 
type of this species, having been given at 4 1702 of this 
Work, we need offer no further remark than to say, that — 
ay eg is distinguished by the greater size and beauty of 
€ flowers, and the less deeply divided leaves. ait 
the € plant from which our figure was taken, blossom No- 
Stove of the Count De VANpEs at Bayswater, in 9 
Yember, 182], | : cw 
